Legal - Australian parliament [1]

Which of the following statements most correctly describes the Crown’s role in relation to legislation?

• The Crown has the right to veto any law made by parliament as long as it does this within a specialised time.
• The Crown must give assent to legislation before it can become law.
• The Crown must make the regulations to implement the legislation passed by parliament.
• Although parliament is said to have supreme legislative authority, the Crown exercises this power.

The main function of parliament is to provide a:

• means by which the general public are democratically represented in the making of laws which are to govern them
• forum for the exchange of views which provides guidance to the courts
• public means of effecting change to the laws
• means by which the public can check the exercise of power by the government

If the Commonwealth Government wished to make a major change in the law relating to electronic commerce via the Internet, what should be the quickest and most direct method of doing this?

• Direct the courts to change the common law rules relating to contracts of this nature.
• Refer the matter to the High Court.
• Introduce a bill, containing the desired protection, to parliament.
• Obtain an order from the Governor-General.

The Commonwealth Parliament is the ultimate law-making authority because:

• it can make any laws it pleases within the confines of its own Constitution
• it retains the Queen as figurehead and her representative must sign all enactments
• it can override the states in any area of law where conflict arises
• both a and c

A bill before parliament goes through a number of stages. Which one of the following statements is incorrect?

• A bill passes through the committee stage before the second reading.
• A bill passes through the committee stage before the third reading.
• A bill passes through the committee stage after the first reading.
• A bill passes through the committee stage before the first reading.

The legislative process is important because:

• it ensures that all the demands of the community can be discussed in parliament
• it allows the Cabinet to ensure that all of its proposals for legislative change are passed
• the laws passed have been fully investigated and debated
• it means that laws that do not gain the approval of all members of parliament cannot be passed

The last step in the making of a Commonwealth act of parliament is the:

• third reading
• royal assent
• adoption of the report of the committee as a whole
• third reading in the Senate

How does the Australian Constitution define "Parliament"?

• Prime Minister, Government & Opposision
• Government, Opposition & Governor General
• Queen, House of Representatives & Senate
• Queen, Prince, Duke.

How many members are there in the House of Representatives?

• 76
• 100
• 125
• 150

How many members of the Senate are there?

• 76
• 86
• 96
• 106