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Year 7 Humanities
S1 Examination
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does Royal Assent refer to? | When the Governor-General gives approval to a bill |
| The Queen is represented by who in parliament? | The Governor (state level) and Governor General (federal level) |
| What are the three levels of government? | Local State Federal |
| What is the process that changes the wording of the Constitution called? | Referendum |
| When a majority of the states AND a majority of Australia vote YES to change the Constitution, this is known as? | A Double Majority |
| Provide one element of a fair trial. | Having legal representation (lawyer) Both sides presenting their evidence and facts Being considered innocent until proven guilty Having a jury sit on your trial |
| Who's responsibility is it to start a criminal case in court? | The Prosecution |
| What is the name of the Lower House of Commonwealth Parliament called? | The House of Representatives |
| What is the name of the Upper House of Commonwealth Parliament called? | The Senate |
| How many members sit in the Upper House of Commonwealth Parliament? | 76 |
| How many members sit in the Lower House of Commonwealth Parliament? | 150 |
| What colour is associated with the Lower House of Commonwealth Parliament? | Green |
| What colour is associated with the Upper House of Commonwealth Parliament? | Red |
| What does Bicameral System of Parliament mean? | The system of having TWO houses/chambers |
| In what 3 categories do we separate powers given within our legal system? | Legislative, Executive, Judicial |
| The power to make laws is known as the ? | Legislative Power |
| The power give to courts to apply the laws are known as? | Judicial Power |
| Powers given to certain departments to carry out and manage the law are known as? | Executive Powers |
| Which court is situated at the top of the Victorian Court Hierarchy? | The High Court |
| Which court is situated at the bottom of the Victorian Court Hierarchy? | The Magistrates' Court |
| In what year did Australia become a federation? | 1901 |
| What are the two types/areas of law? | Criminal Law Civil Law |
| Which court hears the most serious crimes? | The Supreme Court |
| The rule that all person's accused of committing a crime, must be considered innocent until they a re proven guilty in a court of law, is known as what? | The Presumption of Innocence |
| What happened during the inundation period in Ancient Egypt? | The Nile flooded and fertilised the surrounding land to help make growing crops easier. |
| What acted as a natural weapon against enemy attacks in Egypt? | The surrounding desert |
| In the process of mummification, which organ is left inside the body? | The heart |
| This two groups of people were at the very bottom of the Ancient Egyptian social hierarchy? | Slaves and Farmers |
| How did we know who was at the higher end of the Ancient Egyptian social hierarchy when it came to their clothing? | Noblemen and women (including pharaohs) wore linen/cloth that was very fine and transparent. They also wore decorative headpieces and jewellery. |
| Why was The Rosetta Stone important? | It helped historians decode the Ancient Egyptian language of hieroglyphs because it had 3 texts in 3 different languages, one of which was hieroglyphic. |
| Who was the main deity/god/goddess that was worshiped by Ancient Egyptians? | Ra (the sun god) |
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