Voting And Raising Matters With Your Representatives Flashcards
Who can vote in Australia
18 years old and over must enrol to vote in federal, state and territory elections and referenda on constitutional change
Voting is c_____
Compulsory, unless there is change.
Aec
Australian electoral commission
Australian electoral commission is?
A commonwealth agency responsible for conducting federal elections and referendums and maintaining the common wealth electoral roll. It is independent from the government. Political parties can’t influence it
Voting is by secret
Ballot, you are free and safe to vote for any candidate. No one is allowed to know unless you tell them. If you do not vote and do not have a good reason, you may pay a fine
Australian citizens can contact
Their elected representative to raise their concerns about government policies. If a citizen tells his elected representative a law needs to be changed, elected representative should consider what has been suggested
After British settlement and before 1901, Australia was made up of
6 seperate, self-governing British colonies
Each colony had its own constitution
Each colony had its
Own constitution and laws relating to defence, immigration, postage, trade and transport.
This created difficulties between colonies.
Law borders difficult, due to expensive transport. Weak systems of defence
When did the colony unite
January 1,1901, colonies were united to form a federation of states called common wealth of Australia
The legal document that sets out the basic rules for the government of Australia
The commonwealth of Australia constitution act 1900
When did the commonwealth of Australia constitution act 1900 came to effect
January 1, 1901.
When did the commonwealth of Australia constitution act 1900 came to effect
January 1, 1901.
The Australian constitution established the?
Parliament of the commonwealth of Australia, consisting of a house of representatives and a Senate.
High court of Australia
The high court of Australia has the power to
Apply and interpret the laws of Australia
How can the Australian people change the Australian constitution
By voting referendum, needs to be double majority. Both the majority of voters in majority of the states and a majority of voters across the nation must vote for change
