Hass (CIVICS)

Question 1

What Is Democracy

Answer 1

system of government in which state power is vested in the people or the general population of a state.

Question 2

What Is The Constitution

Answer 2

The Constitution is a written document that limits the government’s power

Question 3

What Is The Prime Minister

Answer 3

The Prime minister is the head of an elected government in a parliamentary system
Also the head of cabinet and the executive branch.

Question 4

What Is A Government

Answer 4

A government is a system or group of people governing an organized community, Country, or state

Question 5

What Is The Governer General

Answer 5

The Governor-general is a person who represents the monarch (King)

Question 6

What Is Liberal Democracy

Answer 6

Liberal democracy emphasizes the protection of individual rights and freedoms,

Question 7

What Is Parliament

Answer 7

Parliament is an assembly of representatives, (usually of an entire nation) that makes laws

Question 8

What Is The Westminister System

Answer 8

The Westminister system is a system of government originating from the UK, in which people do not directly elect their government but leave it to the elected legislature to install, supervise, and remove the government.

Question 9

What Is The Difference Between Statute Law and Common Law?

Answer 9

State law is made by parliament and common law is built on a case-by-case basis and is decided by judges which creates a precedent

Question 10

What Is The Separation of Powers

Answer 10

The Powers and functions of the government are divided into three branches:
The Legislature, The Executive, and The judiciary

Question 11

What Is The Division of Powers?

Answer 11

When laws are shared in different levels of goverment

Question 12

What Is The Senate

Answer 12

The Senate is the upper house and includes 76 senators, The Senate has the power to review and scrutinize legislation proposed by the House of representatives

Question 13

What Is The House Of Representatives

Answer 13

The house of reps is the lower house also know as the people house.
People choose the representatives. Legislation first comes out of the house of reps before going into the senate. (it includes 151 members)

Question 14

What is Royal Assent

Answer 14

the final stage in the legislative process which is required for a bill to become a law and has to be accepted by the governer general.

Question 15

What Is Concurrent powers

Answer 15

The Powers that are held by both the federal and state governments
e.g Taxation, Law Enforcement.

Question 16

What Are Exclusive Powers

Answer 16

Powers that are held by federal goverments
e.g Defense, Declaring War

Question 17

What Is The Rule Of Law

Answer 17

The Rule Of law is that all people no matter what position is equal before the law and is treated the same

Question 18

What are some key values of Australia’s System Of Goverment

Answer 18

Rule Of Law, Pluralism, Equality, Individual Freedom’s And Human Rights, Social equality and Welfare, Democratic elections

Question 19

What are some key features and values Of China’s System Of Goverment

Answer 19

China is a more centralized power structure - operating under a one party system, The chinese communist Party (CCP)

Question 20

What are some responsibilities of the legislative branch in aus SOG

Answer 20

Making Laws, Interpreting The constitution, Resolving disputes between the states and territories,

Question 21

How many Judges on the high court and how are they picked

Answer 21

There are 7 judges on the high court and they are picked by the prime minister.

Question 22

The high Courts link to the constitution

Answer 22

The high court can create new laws through its interpretations of the constitution

When a law is inconsistent with the constitution the high court declares that law is invalid and no longer enforceable

The high court is the final authority on the interpretation of the contitution of aus

Question 23

Define constitunionalism

Answer 23

The belief that power should be limited through a written document

Question 24

The Role Of The judicial branch of the goverment

Answer 24

Administers justice according to the law

interpreting and applying laws

Resolving disputes