Structure of Government - Australia 2023

Australia's system of government is a Constitutional (a)  

The leader of the political party that forms government after an election at the federal level becomes the

• Prime Minister of Australia

• Premier

• Mayor

• President

The Premier of Queensland is

• elected by the Qld population aged 18 years and over

• elected by one Qld electorate and becomes Premier as they are the leader of the party who can form government

• only allowed to serve as Premier for 6 years

• allowed to pass any legislation without the consent of Parliament

Tom Tate is the

• Mayor of the Gold Coast

• Premier

• President

• Prime Minister

True or False? Peter Dutton is the current Prime Minister of Australia.

(a)  

A parliament with two houses

• bicameral

• unicameral

• bimodal

The upper house of Australia's federal government is called the

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Legislative Council

• Legislative Assembly

The lower house of Australia's federal government is called the

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Legislative Council

• Legislative Assembly

The lower house of state parliament is called the

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Legislative Council

• Legislative Assembly

This Australian state only has a lower house; is unicameral

(a)