Unit 1 examples

Question 1

Federalism

Answer 1

Tasmanian Dams case

Question 2

Tasmanian dams case

Answer 2

Tas government wanted to put in a hydro-electric dam but it would have flooded part of the Franklin river. It was decided that under section 51 (xxix) that the dam shouldn’t proceed by upholding Australia’s international obligations under world heritage convention- set precedent

Question 3

Executive holding executive accountable

Answer 3

Sports rorts case

Question 4

Sports rorts case

Answer 4

Minister McKenzie was found to have assigned a disproportionately large number of grants located in marginal electorates the coalition needed to win in order to win the 2019 election, Auditor general also revealed that senator McKenzie granted $36,000 to a shooting club she was apart of

Question 5

Legislature being held accountable by the people

Answer 5

Warringah seat and Toby Abbot

Question 6

Warringah seat and Tony Abbot

Answer 6

People of Warringah didn’t like Abbot’s role in opposing climate change so they didn’t re-elect him

Question 7

Legislature being held accountable by executive

Answer 7

Double dissolution

Question 8

double dissolution

Answer 8

s57 of the constitution

Question 9

Executive holding the judiciary accountable

Answer 9

Williams (No 1)

Question 10

William (No 1)

Answer 10

In 2006 the government used s61 to establish the national school chaplaincy program, Williams believed that his children shouldn’t have to subscribe to a religion in a school and challenged the high court in 2010 which ruled in his favour 6:1 finding that s61 did not permit the government to fund the NSCP without legislation

Question 11

Judicial holding the executive accountable

Answer 11

s72

Question 12

s72

Answer 12

GG can remove justices on proved misbehavior

Question 13

Tyranny of majority

Answer 13

All bills that were passed by the 46th parliament originated from the government- no bills passes by greens or labor

Question 14

Tyranny of majority however/ power of the crossbench

Answer 14

Jacqui Lambie in 2019 got $157 million for Tasmanian state housing in return for her vote, coalition governments have to negotiate internally

Question 15

Separation of powers

Answer 15

s64

Question 16

s64

Answer 16

Constitutionally enshrined overlap/fusion between the executive and legislative

Question 17

Jurisdiction of High court

Answer 17

s75,76- has original jurisdiction to determine disputes between states and commonwealth

Question 18

Federal and state laws

Answer 18

s109

Question 19

s109

Answer 19

if a federal and state law in relation to a concurrent power lawmaking power (s51) conflict, the federal law prevails