Government of Australia Review

Australia has a prime minister that is elected through the legislature. This means that Australia has a

• presidential democracy

• parliamentary democracy

• autocratic democracy

• direct democracy

Who has the most political power in Australia's government

• Queen
• Governor General
• Prime Minister
• President

What is Australia's form of Government?

• Republic

• Dictatorship

• Democratic

• Absolute Monarchy

Australia's can be described in these two ways

• constitutional monarchy

• parliamentary democracy

• presidential democracy

• autocracy

What are the names of the federal upper and lower houses?

• Legislative Council and Senate
• Legislative Assembly and House of Representatives
• House of Representatives and Senate
• Congress and Senate

Who represents the Queen in Australia?

• The Queen

• The Governor General

• The Prime Minister

• The President

SS6CG2 How are the roles of citizens in Australia different from the roles of citizens in the United States?

• Citizens in Australia are required by law to vote.

• Citizens in Australia vote for a prime minister who is the leader of the government.

• Citizens in Australia are not allowed to vote or participate in any part of the government.

• Citizens in Australia do not have the same personal freedoms as citizens in the United States.

The Division of powers refers to…

• A concept that describes how the power to make laws is divided between the Commonwealth Government and the State and Territory Governments around Australia
• The distinct separation of the three branches of Government - the Legislature, the Executive and the Judiciary
• The principle that sovereignty should be divided between Federal and International Governments
• The distinct separation between the powers of companies and the powers of individuals 

The governor general is selected by whom?

• The citizens of Australia

• The queen of the United Kingdom

• The prime minister

• Parliament

Who serves as the head of state?

• The prime minister

• The governor general

• The Queen of the United Kingdom

• The president