Politicians and Judges

Question 1

What are the three important consequences of the notion of parliamentary sovereignty?

Answer 1

1. The laws made by parliament are not subject to any ‘higher law’ such as principles of morality, international law, or common law (the law developed by judges).
2. A parliament cannot make a law that binds future parliaments; that is a parliament is always free to change its own laws.
3. No person, not even a judge or a member of the executive government, can override, ignore or disobey a valid law made by a parliament.

Question 2

What is the Westminster system?

Answer 2

To become binding law, a draft law, referred to as a Bill, must be passed (approved by a majority) by both the Lower House and the Upper House of the parliment.

Question 3

Which Australian States are Unicameral?

Answer 3

Unicameral is they only have one house.

1. Queensland
2. ACT
3. Northern Territory

Question 4

What are the names of the two houses of Federal Parliment?

Answer 4

1. Lower house is The House of Representatives

2. Upper house is the Senate

Question 5

What is an electorate?

Answer 5

An electorate is a geographic region each containing approximately the same number of people.

Question 6

What are the three readings for a bill to become law.

Answer 6

The Bill must be passed by the lower house, the upper house and receive assent.

Question 7

What ae the 6 steps to make a law

Answer 7

1. Proposal
2. Drafting of Bill
3. Lower House
4. Upper House
5. Rowal Assent
6. Commencement