U4AOS1 Coursework Progress Test

Identify the lower house of Commonwealth Parliament

• The Legislative Assembly

• House of Representatives

• House of Responsibilities

• The Senate

What is the premise of Section 109 in the Constitution?

• That members of the House of Reps to be directly chosen by the people

• Changing the wording of the Constitution

• The right to freedom of religion

• Inconsistencies between Commonwealth and state law

The House of Representatives represent the interests of

• Individual parties

• The states

• The people

• Individual politicians

Powers that are exercised by Commonwealth and state parliaments are called

• Concurrent powers

• Residual powers

• Exclusive powers

• Specific powers

What is a hostile Senate?

• A Senate that is mean to each other

• A Senate that rejects or passes very few bills

• A Senate that passes bills easily

• A Senate that doesn't get along very well with the House of Reps

Name one exclusive power of the Commonwealth Parliament.

The double majority requirement needs a majority yes vote from all voters in Australia and...

The separation of powers is divided into the branches of the legislative, judiciary and the...

Name one role of the lower house of parliament.

Define the term 'ultra vires'.