three democratic principles table

Question 1

separation of powers

Answer 1

• Legislative
• Executive
• Judicial

Question 2

levels of government

Answer 2

• Federal/Commonwealth
• State
• Local

Question 3

division of powers

Answer 3

• Exclusive
• Concurrent
• Residual

Question 4

a) powers each separation of power

Answer 4

• Legislative: Branch that makes laws (parliament)
• Executive: Put laws into action with the permission of Governor General. Runs the country/state, it creates policies that may become laws (Cabinet)
• Judicial: This branch settles disputes and enforces the laws (Court)

Question 5

a) powers each level of government

Answer 5

• Federal: Level of government looks after national matters for the whole of Australia. Eg. Defence, Currency, Immigration
• State: Level of government looks after individual state issues. Eg. Health, Education, Police, Public Transport
• Local: Level of government looks after local issues. Eg. Garbage collection, local roads, kindergarten

Question 6

a) powers each division of power

Answer 6

• Exclusive: powers that are those area that only Federal parliament has power to legislate. Eg. Defence, Currency, Immigration
• Concurrent: Powers that are those that both Federal and State can legislate in. Eg. Taxation, Trade Aboriginal affairs
• Residual: The leftover powers that can only be used by the states, as it is not listed in the constitution. Eg. Education, Police, Public Transport

Question 7

b) Compare the purposes of Separation of Powers and Division of Powers

Answer 7

The separation of powers is the separation of the government into three branches and their roles. On the other hand, division of powers refers to the allotment of certain responsibilities within the government, and so they know what their jobs are. The purpose of two different sections are so that one wouldn’t gain too much power over the other, and to avoid corruption.

Question 8

c) Justify why it is necessary to have these principles in place in a democratic society

Answer 8

It is necessary to have these principles in place as it allows others to know that their democratic society is splitting powers equally and trying their best to avoid corruption.