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WorksheetsYear 7, Civics Recall 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Division of Powers divides the power of the government between the
federal, state and local governments.
federal, shires and statte governments.
state and territory governments
executive, judicary and parliament.
Which of the following explain why the Constitution are hard to change?
People dislike change.
an absolute majority is needed
expensive
the governor-general can stop it happening
Why is the Constitution valuable? Tick all of the answers that apply.
describes the role of government and how it should be structured.
provides a set of rules for the country to be ruled
defines how power should be divided
protects democracy
because it was a part of Federation
A Constitution can only be changed with a ________________.
referendum
election
party
A REFERENDUM is a direct vote by the Australian people to change the Australian Constitution.
True
False
A referedum was held in ______ to allow Indigenous Australians to vote, improve services for them and be classed as citizens.
1999
1901
1967
1919
A Constitutional Monarchy is a system in which the people elect a representative, a politician, to vote for them in government.
True
False
Tick all of the answers that apply.
There are 4 key ideas associated with democracy. These are:
active and engaged citizens
free elections
free health care
a fair society
everyone is equal before the law
Tick all of the answers that apply. Advantages of a representative democracy are:
It's efficient
Empowers citizens
Encourages engagement
Power is in the hands of a few members of parliament NOT all people.
A Constitutional monarchy has both a (a) and a monarch.
The giving of powers to different levels of government is known as
separation of power
division of power
Aviation, taxation, defence and immigratipn are responsibilities of the ___________ government.
federal
local
state
Tick all answers that apply.
Local governments are responsible for...
parks
hospitals
local roads
schools
leisure and sports facilities
The role of the judiciary is to..
make and change laws
action laws
judge whether laws have been broken.
There are ___ branches of government under the separation of powers.
2
3
4
5
Parliament is made up of...
Queen, Governor General, House of Representatives and the Senate.
The Judiciary, judges and the High Court
House of Representative and the Senate
Prime Minister and his ministers
A _____________ parliament has two houses.
split
divided
bicameral
separated
True or false. Parliament comes from the French word 'parle' meaning to talk.
False
True
Choose all correct answers. The role of parliament is to...
make and change laws
debate issues
decide whether a law has been broken
discuss how the govt is being run
True or false.
Australia is not really separated under the Separation of Powers.
True, there is some overlap between the branches.
False, the branches are totally separate.
