Australia's System of Government

What is democracy?

• A society without government

• One of the levels of government

• A society where the people have a say about how they are governed

Describe dictatorship

• A society without a government

• The refusal of obedience and order

• Power is given to one person or group

What does oppression mean?

• The unjust control of people by others

• A society where the people have a say about how they are governed

• A society without a government

• Power is given to one person or group

What is democracy?

• Where the people are governed through elected representatives and can influence different policies by vote or referendum

• A system of government in which the people have a say about how they are governed

• 'Rule of the people'

• All of the above

What type of democracy does Australia have?

• Representative democracy

• Dictatorship

• Constitutional monarchy

• Representative democracy and constitutional monarchy

Australia operates under which political system?

• Washminister System

• Westminister System

• The United States Federal Model

• Oppression

Parliament is a place where:

• Government is formed and held accountable for its actions

• The work of the government is examined

• Bills are proposed to create new laws and make changes to old laws

• All of the above

What are the three levels of government?

• Local, state and national

• Local, state and federal

• Federal, state and national

Local Councils are responsible for:

• Town planning, rubbish collection, water and sewerage, local roads and pet control

• Trade, defence, immigration and the environment

• Schools, housing and hospitals, roads and railways, police and ambulance services

State governments are responsible for:

• Trade, defence, immigration and the environment.

• Schools, housing and hospitals, roads and railways, police and ambulance services.

• Town planning, rubbish collection, water and sewerage, local roads and pet control.