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1
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Leader for the state government?

A

Premier

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How many arms does the state government have? And what are they?

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Three arms: legislative arm - (parliament) law making section of the government
executive arm - (the cabinet) where the important ministers are. Where the policies get made Eg. Minister of health & education.
judiciary arm - (courts) judges are our court system. Work independently from government

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3
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Leader of a local council/government?

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Mayor/shire president

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5
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What are the two Houses of Parliament? In each state, except Qld.

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The upper house - legislative council

The lower house - legislative assembly

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6
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How many Houses of Parliament are there in the Northern Territory, ACT & Queensland?

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Only one House of Parliament - legislative assembly

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8
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How does the state government get its money?

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Half of it comes from the federal government & the rest comes from taxes on good & services

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9
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Some responsibilities:

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Hospitals 
Schools 
Roads 
Railways 
Police 
Motor registration
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10
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Leader for the federal government?

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Prime minister - member of the House of Representatives

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11
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Who makes the laws & who are they carried out by?

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The parliament makes the laws which are carried out by the federal government

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12
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What is a democratic government?

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A form of government where citizens get to vote in elections for representatives in parliament

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13
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Some responsibilities from the local council?

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Street signs
Collecting rubbish
Providing child care
Permits for building extensions

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14
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Some Responsibilities:

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Employment 
Defence 
Telecommunications 
Income/company taxes 
Airports
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15
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Three level of government

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Local council/government
State government
Federal government

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16
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How many arms are there in the federal government & what are they?

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Three arms: legislative- (parliament) law making section of the government
executive- (the cabinet) where the important ministers are. Where policies get made.
judiciary- (courts) judges are our court system.

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17
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Who elects the members & senators?

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The Australian voters

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18
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What is republicanism?

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A form of government in which the head of state is a citizen rather than a monarchy

19
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How does the commonwealth constitution affect our daily life?

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Our taxes
The way we are defended 
How we can post a letter or make a phone call 
Marriage 
What sort of money we can use
20
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Is preferential voting fair? If so, why?

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Yes, because your vote still counts even if your first choice doesn’t get in

21
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What is the constitution?

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It allows the federal parliament to have more power that the state & local government

22
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What is the senate?

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The house of review

It’s the upper house of the federal parliament

25
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How many Houses of Parliament are there in the federal government and what are they?

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Two houses: the House of Representatives

the senate

26
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How many senators are there?

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76 overall, 12 from each state, 2 from each territory

27
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What’s the senates job?

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To review decisions made in the House of Representatives to make sure all is fair for all states & territories

28
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How many houses are there in Australia & what are they?

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Two party system ~ liberal & labour

29
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When was federation & what happened?

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Happened in January 1st 1901. All of the Australian colonies came together as one nation, under a federal parliament

30
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Leader of the liberal party?

Leader of the Labour Party?

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Liberal= Tony Abbott 
Labour= Bill Shorton
31
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What is the constitution?

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A list of rules & principles that dictate the running & governing of our government

32
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What is preferential voting?

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Voting by nominating your most to least preferred candidate

33
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What happens in the House of Representatives chamber?

And how many members are in the House of Representatives?

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They make laws. There are 150 members in the House of Representatives

34
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What’s the 8 steps of making a law/bill?

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  1. A new or changed law is made - in the cabinet - decisions are made on what to do
  2. If the government agrees, lawyers are asked to draft a bill
  3. Copies of the bill is handed out to member of HOR, who read it in their own time - this is know as the First reading
  4. The bill goes through the Second reading, the minister describes the purpose of it. Debates take weeks. Then they favour vote, if majority votes, the bill proceeds
  5. The bill is debated bit by bit - changes may occur
  6. The bill (including changes) will go through a Third reading, if majority votes, it’s passed through to the senate.
  7. In the senate they debate on the bill - if it needs changes it goes back to the HOR for debate. If it’s approved in the senate it goes back to the govern general for royal assent
  8. The govern general meets with the executive council. If they sign, the bill becomes an act of law.
35
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What does a democratic government allow?

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Freedom of speech
Freedom in religion
Little censorship in media
People treated justly

36
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Is the House of Representatives lower or upper house?

A

Lower house

37
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What is a localities government?

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A government where two parties join together to form a majority government (liberals & nationals parties)

38
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How many arms does the local council have and what are they called?

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2 arms: elected arm - debate important local issues, decides policies & change by-laws
operational arm - chief executive in charge, health, planning etc ~ does all work

40
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What does the constitution give us?

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The right to trial by jury
Religious freedom
Freedom from discrimination

62
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What is a by-law?

A

Decisions & laws made by the local council

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