Unit 3 recap so far

When did the Australian Constitution take effect?

• 1 January 1901

• 2 January 1901

• 1 January 1900

• 1 January 1902

What is a constitution?

Which of the following is not a key function of the Australian Constitution?

• To recognize the existence of the six colonies of 1900 and continue their individual constitutions, powers and laws, except where changed by the new Constitution.

• To regulate relations between the new Federal Government and the six states

• To guarantee some basic rights for Australian citizens

• To outline key crimes that citizens cannot commit

How many chapters are there in the AC?

• 5

• 8

• 7

• 6

How many sections are there in the AC?

• 120

• 186

• 128

• 132

There are three different types of powers that exist as a result of the AC. What are they?

There are three different types of powers that exist as a result of the AC

• legislative, judiciary, executive

• federal, state and local

• exclusive, concurrent and residual

Section 114 of the AC stops the states from:

• making its own money

• making laws on customs and excise duties

• making a law that deals with Cth powers

• having their own armed forces

True or false: most laws in the AC are not concurrent

• True

• false

Which of the following is not area of residual law making power?

• Health

• taxes

• Education

• Crime

Section 51 of the AC relates to:

• the grounds of disqualification

• inconsistency of laws between states and the Cth

• the legislative powers of the parliament

• mode of altering the constitution