Introduction to Australian Government (1)

Question 1

What type of government does Australia have?

Answer 1

Representative Democracy
Constitutional Monarchy
Federation

Question 2

what is an representative democracy?

Answer 2

In a representative democracy, citizens choose candidates to represent them in a parliament and decide on policies.
Examples of representative democracies include the United States, the United Kingdom and Argentina.

Question 3

what is an direct democracies

Answer 3

In a direct democracy, people decide on policies directly.
Examples of direct democracies include
Ancient Athenian democracy
Aspects of modern Swiss democracy.

Question 4

What is an constitutional monarchy?

Answer 4

The monarch does not have absolute power—they must follow the country’s constitution.

Question 5

what is an absolute monarchies?

Answer 5

Absolute monarchy, the monarch has complete power over all sections of government.

Question 6

Meaning of monarch

Answer 6

King or Queen

Question 7

What is federation?

Answer 7

A group states which have a central government but can still make their own decisions on many things.

Question 8

Three different levels of government.

Answer 8

Federal (e.g.. taxes, international trade, money, immigration)
State and Territory (e.g.. hospitals, schools, state police)
Local (e.g.. Local roads, parks, parking, pet control)

Question 9

Countries type of governments

Answer 9

Australia: representative democracy, constitutional monarchy, federation.
China and north Korea: none
USA: representative democracy and federation.
new Zealand: representative democracy, constitutional monarchy