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WorksheetsCivics and Citizenship
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 16mins
What is Civics?
What you know about your society that helps everyone to live together safely and in harmony.
What you do in a society to live together in harmony .
The way that everyone must act so that they are not punished.
An important term that descibes the way that Australian society works.
Which best explains what the Australian Constitution is?
A set of rules by which Australia is run.
A list of laws.
A declaration of independence.
General Store lunch order list.
On which date did the Australian Constitution come into effect?
January 1st 1899
January 1st 1900
January 1st 1901
January 1st 1902
Who is the Queen's Australian representative in Parliament?
Prime Minister
Premier
Governor General
The Queen herself
In Parliament, what is a bill?
What you get at the end of a meal.
A proposed law.
A unit of currency (money).
A guy that works in the office.
The (a) is the person in charge of keeping order (making sure people are doing the right thing) in the House of Representatives?
The House of Representatives is which colour?
Blue
Yellow
Brown
Green
The Senate is which colour?
Pink
Purple
Red
Green
Where is Parliament House currently?
Sydney
Melbourne
Canberra
Hobart
How many members are there in the House of Representatives?
Around 50
Around 100
Around 150
Around 200
The role of the Senate is to ______.
Double check Bills from the House of Representatives.
Sit and argue with each other.
Introduce a Bill into Parliament.
Tell Australians what to do.
How many levels of government does Australia have?
Three
Four
Two
Members of the House of Representatives represent their
(a) in Parliament
The role of the executive is to
Put the law into action
Make and change the law
Make judgements on law
What are shared values?
Values that are shared by most Australian people
A shared belief that we must value things
a fair go
followed by all members of the community
What is 'a fair go'?
To give someone a chance
To be given a opportunity to do well and be better
A chance at a better life
All of the above
An informed citizen is as
voting because you have to
taking an active role in the community
having or showing knowledge of a subject or situation related to citizenship
Voting for someone your parents tell you to
An example of active citizenship in the community is...
Clean up Australia Day
SES
Red Cross Blood Drive
Vinnies Food Bank
All of the above
An active citizen is defined as someone who
is a member of SES
is informed about their community
Votes
takes action in order to improve their community, to make a difference
The current Queen of England is...
Kate Middleton
Queen Elizabeth II
Megan Markle
Queen Elizabeth
What is the process for changing the constitution
Both houses approve, change put to people, 50% of Australians vote yes, majority in favour in six states, governor general sign off
Both houses approve, change put to people, 50% of Australians vote yes, governor general sign off
governor general sign off, 50% of Australians vote yes, majority in favour in six states, Both houses approve
Cabinet discussion, draft bill, 1st reading, 2nd reading, committee debate, 3rd reading, senate vote, governor general
How many seats are in the senate?
76
151
77
180
The Prime Minister is a member of the House of Representatives
True
False
