Politics Quiz

A plebiscite is a:

• vote that needs a double majority

• vote to directly change the constitution

• vote to propose a change in the constitution

• Vote to select the next Premier

A referendum is a:

• vote that needs a single majority

• vote to directly change the constitution

• vote to propose a change in the constitution

• vote to select the Prime Minister

What is a 'double majority'?

• Having two majorities

• Half the states voting 'Yes' and half the territories voting 'Yes'

• Half the states voting 'Yes' and half of Australia voting 'Yes'

• Half the states voting 'Yes' and half of Britain voting 'Yes'

What is the constitution?

• A book of laws

• A book of rules the government must follow

• A book of rules all citizens must follow

• A document outlining our rights and responsibilities as citizens

Select the best representation of Australia's political system

• Republic

• Constitutional Monarch

• Representative Democracy

• Communism

The constitution was officially endorsed and put in place in which year?

• 1900

• 1901

• 1902

• 1903

The constitution is changed by:

• The Governor General

• A plebiscite

• A vote in parliament

• A referendum

Which of the following is not a major political party?

• Australian Labor Party

• Australian Greens

• Liberal Party of Australia

• Pauline Hanson's One Nation

• National Party of Australia

Which of these counties does not have a constitution?

• Australia

• New Zealand

• America

• Britain

Federation is:

• when Australia cut ties with Britain

• when Australia became a nation

• when all the colonies separated

• when Captain Cook arrived in Australia