The australian constituiton Flashcards

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Define the term constitution?

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Constitution outlines the aims of an organisation and rules regarding how it will be operated and governed.

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When did the australian consitution come into operation?

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1 january 1901, is the document tat created and outlined the law making powers of commonwealth parliament and created the high court of australia

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outline 2 reasons why australia became a federation

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To increase ecinomic growth
To improve nataional defence

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explain the main ourpose of asutralian constitution

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Established a federal systems where each 6 states have power to make laws .
Created and outlined the powers of the common wealth parliament.
Created the high court to resolve disputes over the meaning of consiittution

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explain how the australian constiutuin may be changed

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The australian constitution can only be altered by a process called the referdum

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2 strengths and weaknesses of the referedum process

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What is the asutralian consiuttoion

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The constitution of australia establishes the federal government by providing for the parliament, the executive and the courts

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