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WorksheetsParliament Quiz 5
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 9mins
How often do we have an election for the House of Representatives?
Every 3 years
Every 6 years
Every 3 months
Only when the Prime Minister calls for it
Who can request an election?
the Queen
the Governor General
anyone in the House of Representatives
the Prime Minister
Who must accept the request for an election?
the King
the Governor General on behalf of the Queen
the Vice Prime Minister
the Opposition leader
When an election is called the House of Representatives will r (a) meaning that it is brought to an end.
To win the election you need a majority vote in the House of Representatives. What does this mean?
You need 150 votes
You need 75 votes
You need 75 + 1 votes
You need half the votes
How often are State Senators elected?
Every 2 years
Every 3 years
Every 4 years
Every 6 years
How often are territory Senators elected?
Every year
Every Christmas
Every 2 years
Every 3 years
State Senators have rotational elections. What does this mean?
Half of them get elected every 3 years
They are continually going to an election
Half of them get elected every 6 years
They can stay in power for as long as they like
Preferential voting means that when we vote we write (a) in the box next to each candidate.
What does absolute majority mean?
Half the votes
Half + 1
Half - 1
It's up to the Prime Minister to decide
If there were 500 votes, how many votes would you need to get to win the election?
150
250
251
151
What happens when the first preference votes don't find a majority winner?
they go to the second preferences
they vote all over again
they ask the King
they go to their last preference
Why do Parties hand out voting cards at polling booths?
because preferences are important to them
because no one knows how to vote
because they have advertising picture on the cards
because they like to waste paper
We have two house of Parliament, this is called a (a) system.
