Worksheets9 Civics & Citizenship Revision
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 30mins
Compulsory preferential voting is...
Numbering from most preferred to least preferred candidate
A candidate winning a proportion of the vote
Not used in Australia
The number of candidates with the most votes
People's voting choices may be influenced from...
Media and social media reports
Family and friends
Party policies
All of the above
The Prime Minister of Australia sits in...
The Legislative Assembly
The House of Representatives
A seat
The Senate
(a) is a set of rules that applies to everyone in society.
A criminal sanction is defined as...
Paying a fine
Going to jail
The punishment recieved after breaking the law
Paying compensation for a dispute
Which of the following is NOT one of the levels of government?
Magistrate
Federal
Local
State
What is the highest court in Queensland?
County Court
District Court
Magistrate Court
Supreme Court
Common law is...
Common to all people
Disputes between two people
Parliament made laws
Judge made laws
Which of the following is NOT a branch of the Separation of Powers?
Executive
Constitutional Monarchy
Legislative
Judiciary
The Executive branch has the power to:
Put laws into action
Make and change laws
Punish wrongdoers for breaking the law
Make judgements on the law
The Legislative branch has the power to:
Put laws into action
Make and change laws
Punish wrongdoers for breaking the law
Make judgements on the law
The Judiciary branch has the power to:
Put laws into action
Make and change laws
Punish wrongdoers for breaking the law
Make judgements on the law
Statute law are:
Laws made by courts
Interpreted by the Consitution
Laws made by Parliament
Laws that look like a statue
Who is the current Prime Minister?
Former Australian Prime Minister, _____ _______, had a vegemite sandwich thrown at her when she attended Marsden State High School.
(a)
Which political party is currently in power in Australia?
Liberal
The Coalition
Labor
One Nation
Liberal's political ideologies are considered...
Far left
Centre left
Centre right
Far right
Pauline Hanson's One Nation political ideologies are considered...
Far left
Centre left
Centre right
Far right
In what year did the Tent Embassy start?
466 BCE
1970
1972
1738
What was the purpose of the Tent Embassy? What was being protested?
High taxes
Bird rights
Human rights
Land rights
