9 Civics & Citizenship Revision

Compulsory preferential voting is...

• Numbering from most preferred to least preferred candidate

• A candidate winning a proportion of the vote

• Not used in Australia

• The number of candidates with the most votes

People's voting choices may be influenced from...

• Media and social media reports

• Family and friends

• Party policies

• All of the above

The Prime Minister of Australia sits in...

• The Legislative Assembly

• The House of Representatives

• A seat

• The Senate

___ is a set of rules that applies to everyone in society.

A criminal sanction is defined as...

• Paying a fine

• Going to jail

• The punishment recieved after breaking the law

• Paying compensation for a dispute

Which of the following is NOT one of the levels of government?

• Magistrate

• Federal

• Local

• State

What is the highest court in Queensland?

• County Court

• District Court

• Magistrate Court

• Supreme Court

Common law is...

• Common to all people

• Disputes between two people

• Parliament made laws

• Judge made laws

Which of the following is NOT a branch of the Separation of Powers?

• Executive

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Legislative

• Judiciary

The Executive branch has the power to:

• Put laws into action

• Make and change laws

• Punish wrongdoers for breaking the law

• Make judgements on the law