Hass - Civics and Citizenship Topics

Question 1

What is the constitution

Answer 1

‘the birth certificate of a nation’. It also provides the basic rules for the government of Australia.

Question 2

what is the UN Refugee Convention

Question 3

What does Rule of Law mean

Answer 3

laws apply to everyone, including the people that make them.

Question 4

What does the Australian Parliament consist of:

Answer 4

• Queen/King represented by Governor-General
• The senate (upper house)
• The House of Represenatives (lower house)

Question 5

What is Australia

Answer 5

constitutional monarchy and representative democracy

Question 6

what was the Separation of Powers system designed for

Answer 6

Balance for thoes in position of power. No one is above the law, including the Government

Question 7

What areas is power divided into

Answer 7

-Executive—-> administers the law
-legislature —> makes the laws
-judiciary —> responsible for the court system

Question 8

The executive is made up of the:

Answer 8

Prime Minister & Cabinet (30 ministers)

Question 9

What do the members of the executive do?

Answer 9

they decide major policy and legislative proposals.

Question 10

Australia has a Bicameral parliament, what does this mean?

Answer 10

• there are 2 houses of parliament: the upper house and lower house.

For bills to be passed they must be supported by both houses.

Question 11

Where are bills normally introduced

Answer 11

House of represenatives

Question 12

what do both houses do when a bill is introduced?

Answer 12

commitees in both houses analyse proposed laws and report on their findings…

Question 13

Who appoints the Judges for fedral court

Answer 13

Governeor- general on teh adive of the primemister and cabinet

Question 14

What is the main role of the Judiciary

Answer 14

Ensure that laws of Australia are obeyed

Question 15

There are levels within the court system state them:

Answer 15

• The high court - Australia’s highest court
• Federal court
• Division 2 of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia

Question 16

In the High Court, Judges are appointed by the…

Answer 16

Governor General on the advice of the Prime Mister and Cabinet

Question 17

there is entire seperation of power between the Executive and Judiciary T/F

Answer 17

FALSE

Question 18

judges can only be removed/dismissed on the request of..

Answer 18

both houses of parlimanet and Governor General

Question 19

What is the right to a fail trail essentially?

Answer 19

court system works on a preseumption of innocence unless proven guilty

Question 20

China is a one party state which is ruled by?

Answer 20

Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
- has over 85 million members

Question 21

What are the key 2 areas that the Chinese Government operates under?

Answer 21

Party and the State

Question 22

The constitution rejects the notion of the seperation of powers T/F

Answer 22

TRUE

Question 23

China is a Unicameral legislature which means?

Answer 23

It is the only law-making body

Question 25

China’s Government - Separation of Powers, Parliament, Judiciary, Rule of Law

Answer 25

DELETE AFTERfff

Question 26

DELETE:
havn’t done:
- Democratic elections and pg. 7 (do i need to becuse it’s not on the study sheet thing)

• pg.8 the chinese commuist party, national party congress, member of the CCP, pg. 9 & pg,10 &pg. 11

-pg 38 australia’s area’s of involvment in UN… pg.39

Question 28

Australia’s Global Roles and Responsibilities - United Nations - roles, peace keeping missions, Foreign Aid (reasons & impact)

Question 29

What is the purpose of the United Nations?

Answer 29

to take action on issues of humanity and to maintain global peace and security.

Question 30

What are the responisibities that AUtralia has on

Question 32

• Refugees and Asylum Seekers - reasons for Australia’s offshore detention centre policy - pros and cons, UN human rights

Question 33

What are Asylum seekers

Answer 33

people who have fled their hoem countries.