People and Constitution

The People and the Constitution

AOS2, UNIT 4 Legal studies​

By Courtney O'Loughlan

Fill in the Blank

The ______________ is the house from which government is formed.

Multiple Choice

Which (federal) house is more likely to introduce legislation?

• Legislative Assembly

• Senate

• House of Reps

• Legislative Council

Multiple Choice

Which (federal) house is referred to as the States' House?

• House of Reps

• Legislative Council

• Legislative Assembly

• Senate

Multiple Choice

When the opposition and/or minor parties hold a majority in the Senate, this can prevent good bills from being passed into law due to political point-scoring. This situation is known as a....

• Hospitable Senate

• Balance of power

• Rubber stamp senate

• Hostile Senate

Multiple Choice

When the governing party hold a majority in both the lower house (House of Reps) AND the Senate, this risks the Senate acting as a 'rubber stamp' for the passage of laws proposed by the government in the lower house. Which role of the Senate does this NOT fulfill?

• Being a house of review/critique

• Bringing in the perspective of states

• Passing monetary bills

• Initiating bills

Fill in the Blank

There are ____ seats in the House of Representatives.

Fill in the Blank

The Senate has ____ seats.

Multiple Choice

How many senators are provided from each state and how many from each territory?

• 10; 2

• 2; 10

• 12; 2

• 12; 3

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT one of the division of powers?

• Residual

• Concurrent

• Simultaneous

• Exclusive

Multiple Choice

Which level of parliament holds residual powers?

• Commonwealth

• Territories

• States

• Both federal and state

Fill in the Blank

Concurrent powers can be held by both _____ and Commonwealth parliaments, which means they can both make laws in these areas.

Multiple Choice

Exclusive powers are held only by the Commonwealth parliament. This means on the federal parliament can make laws in these areas. Which is an example of an area of exclusive law-making? Select all that apply?

• Military/Naval forces

• Immigration

• Currency

• Education