Legislation Test Flashcards
1
Q
What does the term legislation refer to
A
Laws made by parliament
2
Q
What are other terms for legislation
A
- Acts of parliament
- Statutes
3
Q
legislation is made by parliament according to what
A
Democratic principles and Constitutional government
4
Q
What are democratic principles
A
the members of parliaments who vote on proposed legislation have been democratically elected by voters to represent the views of the electorate
5
Q
What is constitutional government
A
parliaments can only make legislation within the powers they have been given under Australian constitutional law
6
Q
What are the main influences when parliament is making legislation
A
- Political parties
- Electoral mandate
- Pressure groups
- Public service
- Parliamentary committees
- executive committees
- Court decisions
