Australia Government

In this type of government, citizens play an important role because they can vote for leaders.

• Democracy
• Monarchy
• Oligarchy
• Autocracy

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In this type of government, citizens have virtually no role because all the decisions are made by a single leader

• Democracy
• Oligarchy
• Theocracy
• Autocracy

What are the two predominate (most common) forms of democracies?

• Monarchy and oligarchy
• Socialism and communism
• Anarchy and totalitarianism
• Presidential and Parliamentary

The leader is PARt of the legislative branch in which type of democracy?

• Parliamentary

• Presidential

In 1901, Australia formed its new government when it became independent from which country?

• The United States

• Great Britain

• Spain

• France

What type of democracy is found in Australia?

• Presidential

  democracy

• Authoritarian democracy
• Parliamentary democracy

• Dictatorship

Who is the chief executive of Australia's government?

• Governor-General
• Chief Justice
• Prime Minister
• Minister for Finance

How is the prime minister of Australia chosen?

• The Prime Minister is chosen by the country's legislature

• The Prime Minister is chosen by the Monarch

• The Prime Minister is appointed by the Governor-General without regard to party majority.
• The Prime Minister is elected directly by the public.

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What role does Great Britain's monarch play in Australia's government?

• The monarch serves as the ceremonial head of state in Australia, with the Governor-General acting as their representative.
• The monarch is responsible for making laws in Australia.
• The monarch directly appoints the Prime Minister of Australia.
• The monarch has full executive power in Australia.

Who represents King Charles III's interests in Australia?

• Prime Minister of Australia
• Queen's Representative in Australia
• Australian High Commissioner to the UK
• Governor-General of Australia