The Legislature

The 'legislature' is also called:

• Pappadolmadi

• Pearligator

• Parliamantoray

• Parliament

The main role of the legislature is to:

What is the lower house of Parliament called?

How many members make up the House of Representatives?

• 140

• 200

• 161

• 151

A proposed law is called

• a jack

• a bill

• a dan

• a terry

The role of the House of Representatives is to represent:

• themselves

• the views of the states

• the views of Australian citizens

• the views of the territories

What is the upper house of Parliament called?

How many senators sit in the Senate?

• 76

• 72

• 86

• 50

The role of the Senate is to represent:

• the House of Representatives

• the territories

• the states and territories

• the states

After debating a bill, the Senate can:

• approve the bill

• reject the bill

• amend and approve the bill