Social Studies

Australian was settled as a ________ colony.

• Party
• Penal
• Potato
• Marsupial

What responsibility do Australians have after their 18th birthday?

• Voting
• Marriage
• Military Service
• Running for political office

What officials do citizens of Australia vote into office?

• Monarch
• Prime Minister
• Governor-General
• Members of parliament

Which branch of government makes laws in Australia?

• Judicial
• Monarch
• Executive
• Legislative

Which government system gives people the most voice in making the laws?

• Oligarchy
• Autocracy
• Theocracy
• Democracy

Who has the most political power in the Australian government?

• the monarch
• Prime Minister
• Governor General
• High court judge

What Is Australia's Main Goverment

• Confederate

• Presidential

• Federal

• Parloimentary

What Is a Constitutional Monarchy

• A type of goverment

• A monarch inherits the right to rule but is limited by laws and a law making body elected by the people.

• A system where a confederate monarch leads the house of commons and they meet together to make a monarchy

Australia was originally used as a penal colony by Great Britain, which is what?

• A place to grow peanuts.
• A prison colony.
• A land where they studied rare animals.
• A land where penne pasta grew well.

What is the official language of Australia and why?

• Aboriginal native tongues, because they were the original inhabitants.
• Dutch, because the Dutch explored it first.
• Australian, because the country is called Australia.
• English, because the British settled it and populated most of it.