Year 10 Separation of Powers

The three arms or branches of government are:

• The Legislative, Executive and Judiciary

• Local, state and federal

• The Governor-General, King and Prime Minister

• The House of Representatives, The Senate and the Crown

Which is NOT another name for the LEGISLATIVE arm/branch of government?

• Parliament

• Legislature

• Executive

Which of the following is NOT in the LEGISLATIVE arm/branch of government?

• The House of Representatives

• The Senate

• The King, represented by the Governor-General

• The Cabinet

The main ROLE of the LEGISLATIVE arm/branch of government is:

• to carry out the laws of Australia

• to interpret and apply the laws of Australia in court

• to make the laws of Australia

• to decide if laws have been broken

The EXECUTIVE arm/branch of government includes:

• The Prime Minister, Cabinet (all Ministers) and the Governor-General

• The 2 houses of Parliament

• The courts of Australia, such as the Supreme Court and the High Court

• Perth College

The ROLE of the EXECUTIVE is to:

• carry out and enforce the laws of Australia

• decide if laws have been broken in a court

• make the laws

Identify which of the following would be in the JUDICIARY arm of government.

• The Prime Minister

• The Governor-General

• The House of Representatives

• Judges

Identify which of the following would be in the JUDICIARY arm/branch of government.

• The police

• The High Court

• The Senate

• The leader of the Opposition

Australia does NOT have a complete separation of powers between the three arms/branches of government. TRUE or FALSE.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Another term meaning to CHANGE the law would be to...

• APPLY the law

• ENFORCE the law

• AMEND the law

• CREATE the law