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WorksheetsAustralian Constitution and change
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is a referendum?
A nation wide vote that is held to change the Bill of Rights.
A nation wide vote that is held to change the Prime Minister.
A nation wide vote that is held to change the constitution.
Which of the following issues
have been considered by the Australian people
at a referendum in the past?
To recognise Aboriginal people in the Constitution and remove prohibition against counting Aboriginal people in the Australian population
To alter the Constitution to establish Australia as a republic with the Queen and Governor-General being replaced by a President
To enforce a set retirement age for judges of Federal courts
To alter the Constitution to insert a preamble at the beginning
Which of these steps are necessary to bring about a change to the Australian Constitution?
What is needed for a referendum to be successful?
Approved by a majority of voters in a majority of states, and by a majority of voters across the nation
Approved by a majority of voters in a majority of states
Approved by a majority of voters across the nation
Approved by a majority of voters in a majority of states, and by a majority of voters across the nation.
This is called...
A majority vote
A double majority
A double vote
True of false? In the 1960s, many indigenous Australians were living in poor conditions.
True
False
True of false? In the 1960s, some public places and facilities banned indigenous Australians from using or going into them.
True
False
What was the topic of the 1967 referendum?
Change the constitution to become a republic.
Change the constitution to give indigenous people the right to vote.
Change the constitution to include indigenous Australians in the census.
What was the importance of the 1967 referendum?
Before 1967 Indigenous people weren't counted in the census
Before 1967 Indigenous people couldn't vote
Before 1967 Indigenous people owned their land
Reasons people voted 'Yes' to change the constitution include:
They wanted more rights for indigenous Australians
They wanted indigenous Australians to feel included
They wanted indigenous Australians to not be discriminated against
