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WorksheetsAustralia's Political System
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the formal name of Australia?
The Republic of Australia
Australasia
The Commonwealth of Australia
United States of Australia
Who is the Queen’s representative in Australia?
The Prime Minister
The Governor-General
The President
The Prince of Wales
What is the Constitution?
A legal document that sets out how the country should be run.
The building where politicians meet to make laws.
A morning ritual
The ‘separation of powers’ in government
What was the Federation about?
It was when all the colonies decided to give Australia
its name
It was when people went to the polling booths to vote
It was when the six separate colonies of Australia decided
to join together to become one nation
It was when Tasmania decided to join the rest of the country
Who was Australia’s first Prime Minister?
John Howard
Edmund Barton
Malcolm Turnbull
Kevin Rudd
What are the three levels of law-making?
1.Federal government
2.State/territory government
3.Local government
1.The Parliament
2.The Executive
3.The Judiciary
1.Territory Government
2.District Court
3.Australian Parliament
1.Prime Minister
2.Governor-General
3.Lord Mayor
What is the role of the Federal Government?
It governs and passes laws that affect the whole country, through the Australian Parliament.
It governs and passes laws that affect a state/territory, through the State/Territory Parliament.
It governs and passes laws that affect a region or district.
The Prime Minister tells all the politicians what to do.
What is the role of the Local Government?
It governs and passes laws that affect a state/territory, through the State/Territory Parliament.
To tell the people who live in territories what to do.
It governs and passes laws that affect a region or district.
It governs and passes laws that affect the whole country, through the Australian Parliament.
What is the role of the State and Territory Government?
To be responsible for areas that are not federal responsibilities (e.g. education, health, environment, transport).
It governs and passes laws that affect a state/territory, through the State/Territory Parliament.
It governs and passes laws that affect a region or district.
It governs and passes laws that affect the whole country, through the Australian Parliament.
Which government would be responsible for waste and sanitation services?
Local Government (shires, cities, municipalities, districts)
Federal Government
State Government
The Prime Minister
