Australian Government Review for Test

1. What responsibility do Australian citizens have once they turn 18?

• They are required to vote in elections.
• They are required to serve in the military.
• They must officially join a national political party.
• They must pass a test to remain Australian citizens.

2. The head of the Australian government is the

• Monarch
• Parliament
• Prime Minister
• Governor-General

3. Who makes the laws in a parliamentary democratic government?

• The president
• The legislature and the prime minister
• Both the president and the legislature
• The people who vote for the president

4. The leader of the government of Australia is the prime minister. This means that

• The form of government in Australia is the same as in the United States.
• Australia has a parliamentary form of government.
• The leader in Australia is not a member of the legislature.
• Australia has an autocratic form of government.

5. The government of Australia is

• A unitary presidential democracy.
• Federal presidential democracy.
• An autocracy
• A parliamentary democracy.

6. In this type of government, the elected members of the legislature choose a prime minister to lead the country.

• Presidential autocracy
• Parliamentary autocracy
• Presidential democracy
• Parliamentary democracy

7. Which is MOST LIKELY to be true of a democratic country?

• The country has a traditional economy.

• The country has a strong central government.
• People have little say in their local governments.
• The government is given its power by its citizens.

8. In Australia, who becomes the new prime minister after an election?

• The leader of the majority party in the judicial branch
• The president of the United States of America

• The longest-serving member of the legislature
• The leader of the majority party in the legislature

9. In what way do the citizens of Australia affect the selection of the Australian prime minister?

• Citizens vote for members of the Australian legislature who then vote for the prime minister
• Each Australian political party nominates a candidate for prime minister and citizens vote directly for the candidate they favor.
• Citizens vote for the prime minister directly
• The King of Australia nominates several candidates for prime minister and citizens vote directly for the candidate they favor.

10. Which members of the Australian government do Australian citizens directly elect?

• They elect the head of government, but not the head of state.
• They elect the head of state, but not the head of government.
• They elect the head of state, but not the members of the legislature.
• They elect the members of the legislature, but not the head of government.