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Question 1

Before 1901, Australia had its own governments in all of the states.

Answer 1

Yes

Question 2

Henrey Parkes started the federation.

Answer 2

yes

Question 3

Just one state wasn’t strong enough to defeat the people that tried to invade there state.

Answer 3

Yes

Question 4

When did Australia federate.

Answer 4

1901

Question 5

When did the Constitution start

Answer 5

1 January 1901

Question 6

When did the Constitution finish?

Answer 6

June 1899 and July 1900

Question 7

Who wrote the Constitution?

Answer 7

Sir Samuel Griffith, Sir Edmund Barton, Mr Charles Kingston and Andrew Inglis Clark.

Question 8

How did the constitution get created?

Answer 8

During the 1890s representatives from the six Australian colonies came together at meetings called ‘constitutional conventions’ to draft a document which would provide for a new level of national government.

Question 9

How did the constitution change?

Answer 9

The process to change the Constitution is very different from the way other laws are changed. The Federal Parliament may pass a law proposing changes to the Constitution, but a change will only be made if it is approved by the people through a general vote called a referendum.

Question 10

What does the constitution do?

Answer 10

It keeps people safe, and it makes sure that the government isn’t too powerful.

Question 11

What was Corowa’s conference and major decision?