WorksheetsGovernance revision quiz
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
In the Separation of Powers Doctrine, what are the three powers?
Legislative, Exclusive, Concurrent
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
Residual, Executive, Judicial
The Australian Constitution can be defined as..
A set of rules by which Australia is run.
Sets out the rights of all Australians.
The section of the Constitution dealing with constitutional change.
s128
s51
s109
In order to change the Constitution the following apply.
Bill passed through Upper and Lower House, Double Majority
Double majority
An absolute majority in the House of Representatives is..
75
76
77
A minority government results from...
A hung parliament
An absolute majority
A confidence and supply agreement is needed in which situation?
A minority government
A majority government
A large crossbench
The crossbench could best be described as..
Independents
Independents and minority parties
Minority parties
The Executive consists of...
The Prime Minister and Cabinet Ministers
Cabinet Ministers
The Governer-General, the Prime Minister and Cabinet Ministers
How is statute law made?
A bill is drafted which must pass through both the upper and lower house before it becomes an Act
Precedent
The Governor-General makes the law
Which section of the Constitution sets out the circumstances which make a person incapable of sitting as a Senator or Member of the House of Reps?
s44
s51
s109
s109 of the Constitution states that....
State law overrides Commonwealth law
Commonwealth law overrides State law
The purpose of the High Court is....
Guardian of the Constitution
Ultimate Court of Appeal for all courts
Both of the above
Which arms of the Separation of Powers overlap?
Executive and Legislative
Executive and Judiciary
Both of the above
The Tasmanian Dam case was a landmark case because...
It clarified s51 external affairs powers
It helped the environment
It clarified s51 external affairs powers and also proved s109
The case 'Re Kevin' was a landmark case because..
It established that gender is not always determined by biological factors
It lead to other rights for transgender people
Both of the above
In order to use precedent, the following conditions must exist...
Court of equal or higher rank
Facts must be similar
All of the above
In our constitutional monarchy "The Crown" is represented by..
The Governor
The Governor-General
The Prime Minister
The role of the judiciary is to...
Interpret the law
Make the law
Implement the law
The Senate is also known as ....
The Upper House
The Lower House
Representative government is.....
When the government is representative of the people who have elected them.
It is a type of democracy founded on the principle of elected officials representing a group of people
Both of the above
The case Mabo v Queensland is a landmark legal case because...
It established that Australia was not 'terra nullius'
It established that native title applied in Australia
Both of the above
A double majority requires...
A majority vote of the entire population plus 4 out of 6 states having a majority
A majority of the population
A majority in all states and territories
Two mechanisms that can hold governments accountable.
Elections and Royal Commissions
Parliamentary Inquiries and the Estimates Committee
Both of the above
Parliament consists of....
The Government
The Government and he opposition
The Government, the opposition and the Governer-General
