10 LEGAL TOPIC 2: How Laws Are Made

The 3 Levels of Government in Australia are:

• Legislature, Executive, Judiciary

• Federal, State, Local

• National, State, Regional

• High, Medium, Low

Law made by parliaments is called

• Common Law

• Business Law

• Statute Law

• Precedent Law

Laws made by Local Government (a type of Statute Law) are called

• By-Laws

• Local Laws

• Common Law

• Minor Laws

Who creates Common Law?

• The Constitution

• The Police

• The Government

• Judges in the Courtroom

What document sets out the rules and processes by which our nation is governed?

• The Magna Carta

• The Australian Constitution

• The Bill of Rights

• The Commonwealth Gazette

What is the name of the Lower House of Federal Parliament?

• The Senate

• The Legislative Council

• The Legislative Assembly

• The House of Representatives

How many seats (representing how many electoral divisions) are in the House of Representatives?

• 151

• 88

• 100

• 244

Which of these are major Australian Political Parties?

• The Liberal Party

• The Republican Party

• The Conservative Party

• The Labor Party

In which House of Parliament is government formed by the party with a majority of seats?

• The Lower House

• The Upper House

• The House of Mirrors

• Lloyd House

What title is given to the leader of the Federal Government?

• The President

• The Premier

• The Prime Mover

• The Prime Minister