The Separation of Powers

Question 1

Reasons Australia decided to Federate

Answer 1

• Before 1901 was not a nation but 6 separate British colonies
• Greater nation, coordination and consistency instead of 6 different ways of doing things e.g the railway lines could be uniformed
• More economic development - could develop more as a nation

Question 2

Key features of the Constitution

Answer 2

• It’s a set of rules for how a nation is governed
• Came into effect of 1st January 1901
• Describes how the federal parliament works, what it can make laws about and how it shares its power with the states
• Describes the roles of government and the High Court
• Responsible for providing the official interpretation and any disagreements with it
• 8 chapters - divided into sections
○ Parliament, executive government, judiciary, finance and trade, the states, new states, miscellaneous , alteration for the constitution

Question 3

What is the Executive made of

Answer 3

Made up of the Queen, Prime Ministers and ministers

Question 4

What is the Legislative made of

Answer 4

Parliament is made up of the Queen (represented by the Governor-General), the Senate and the House of Representatives

Question 5

What is the Judicial made of

Answer 5

Made up of the High Courts of Australia and other federal courts

Question 6

Role of executive

Answer 6

Power to put law into action

Question 7

Role of legislative

Answer 7

Power to make and change the law

Question 8

Role of judicial

Answer 8

Power to make judgements on law