Australian Politics

What is a democracy?

• A system of government in which one person has total control
• A system of government in which a group of people is in control
• A system of government in which someone born into a royal family is in control
• A system of government in which people have power to elect a leader, there are houses of parliament and a written constitution

Freedom of Speech means being able to...

• say whatever you want, whenever you want to.

• write or publish whatever you want.

• to express opinions publicly without government restraint or censorship.

• being able to swear and say rude words in public.

What is a constitution?

• A system of government in which people have power to elect a leader
• A written document determining the share of pizza students get
• A set of rules determining how a country is governed
• A type of monarchy

Why might the constitution need to be changed?

• Australia joins a war
• The opinions of the people change
• The situation and needs of the people change
• The situation and needs of the people never change

What is an example of an unsuccessful referendum?

• Aboriginal people being counted in the census, 1967
• Leaving the UK to become a republic, 1999
• Free Pizza, 2017
• Malcolm Turnbull becoming our Prime Minister, 2016

Which is NOT an arm of the constitution?

• Exterminate
• Executive
• Judiciary
• Parliamentary

True or False?
Bicameral means that a government body has two houses of parliament.

• True
• False

What are the names of the two Houses of the Australian Parliament

• House of Representatives and Green house

• House of Representatives and the Lower House

• House of Representatives and the Senate

• Upper House and the Senate

Where is the Federal Parliament based?

• Melbourne
• Sydney
• Perth
• Canberra

Australia's Head of State is

• Malcolm Turnbull
• Bill Shorten
• Queen Elizabeth II
• Tony Abbott