Australian Government and Democracy

Which option best describes a Government?

• Somebody doing the wrong thing

• A group of elected people with the power to govern and state or country

• Laws that are unfair

• People taking power and control of a country

Which option best describes a Democracy?

• Mr Tardif's idea of fun

• When we can't choose to governs us

• A political party

• Government of the people, by the people, for the people

When did Federation occur, when Australia became it's own country?

• 25th January 1901

• 26th January 1788

• 1st January 1901

• 4th of July 1856

Which of the following was not a colony?

• Northern Territory

• NSW

• Queensland

• Tasmania

True or False: The colonies became states after Australia's Federation?

• True

• False

What is a Constitution?

• A big book about not much

• Really not very important to me

• Book of rules for Australia's and it's Government to follow

• The book of school rules

Which one of these is not one of our levels of Government?

• Local council

• Rosebud Secondary College

• State/Territory Parliament

• Federal Parliament

Which of the following is not one of the Separation of Powers?

• Government

• Judiciary

• Executive

• Legislature

How do we change the Constitution?

• A big sporting event

• Plebiscite

• Paper, scissors, rock

• Referendum

What year did Australia have a referendum on becoming a Republic?

• 1901

• 1999

• 1967

• 1788