humanities pt 4 (democracy pt 1)

Question 1

democracy meaning

Answer 1

people having the right to speak up

Question 2

election meaning

Answer 2

processes whereby the people are able to choose their representatives and members of parliament

Question 3

representative democracy meaning

Answer 3

a political system based on citizens’ voting to elect representatives

Question 4

liberal democracy meaning

Answer 4

a form of government in which sovereignty is vested in the citizens

Question 5

political party meaning

Answer 5

groups of politicians who have similar ideas about how to best govern the country.

Question 5

constitutional monarchy meaning

Answer 5

the reigning monarch (king or queen) is still our head of state even though they have limited power

Question 5

parliament meaning

Answer 5

an organisation that makes the laws in a country, often with a lower house to draft laws and an upper house to review the proposed law.

Question 6

3 levels of government?

Answer 6

federal, state & local

Question 7

federal government…

Answer 7

raises money through taxing income, spending money and businesses

Question 7

local government…

Answer 7

collect taxes from all local property owners and receives money from the federal and state governments

Question 7

state government…

Answer 7

receives more than half their money from the federal government and collects tax

Question 8

federal matters eg

Answer 8

Medicare, defence, immigration, foreign policy

Question 9

state matters eg

Answer 9

roads, housing, public transport, police, ambulance services, prisons

Question 10

local matters eg

Answer 10

town planning, sewerage, local roads, rubbish collection