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Humanities
Civics & Citizenship
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a political party | Groups of people who band together because they share the same views about issues they think are important |
| What are the 2 major parties | Liberal party and Labour party |
| 3 minor political parties | Nationals, Australian greens, Country liberal party, Palmer United Party |
| What is a coalition | When 2 or more political parties join together |
| Current leader of the liberal party | Susanne ley |
| Current leader of the Labour party | Anthony Albanese |
| When was the liberal party founded | 1949 |
| When was the labour party founded | 1890 |
| What does each party believe in | Liberal - individual freedom, free enterprise. Labour - government has responsibility to look after the people |
| How old do u have to be to vote in a election | 18 |
| Once you are eligible to vote you will be --- if you dont | fined |
| Election day is always on what day | Saturday |
| What times do you vote between | 8am and 6pm |
| Whats a common law | Laws made and interpreteds by judges, based on legal precdent in courts |
| Whats a statute law | Laws made by parliament |
| What is step 1 in the legislative process | The bill is read for the first time in parliament |
| What is step 2 in the legislative process | Public inquiry, members debate and vote |
| What is step 3 and 4 in the legislative process | Members vote on the final form of the bill and sent and introduced to senate |
| What is step 5 in the legislative process | Senators debate and vote, public inquiry |
| What is step 6 in the legislative process | senators vote , Bill passed in senate |
| What is step 7 in the legislative process | Governor- General signs the bill |
| What is step 8 in the legislative process | bill becomes an act of parliament and a law for australia |
| Date of first sitting of parliament | may 9 1901 |
| Whats the upper house known as | The senate |
| Whats the lower house known as | House of representatives |
| How many members in lower house | 151 members |
| What us formed in lower house | Goverment |
| How many senators elected from each state | 12 |
| How many senators elected from each terriorty | 2 |
| how many senators in the senate | 76 |
| How many levels of goverment | 3 |
| What are the 3 different sections of goverment | Federal, state, local |
| What are the 3 different sections of goverment also known as | Parliament, executive and Judiciary |
| What is federal government responsible for | Education, Medical care, defence, immigration, foreign policy, trade, currency, employment |
| What is state government responsible for | Education, hospitals, roads, housing, prisons, public transport, infrastructure, justice, law enforcement |
| What is local government responsible for | sewage, town planning, local roads, rubbish, parks, recreation |
| how much will u be fined for not voting | $99 or $20 |
| Why we need laws | MAINTAIN ORDER AND PEACEFUL AND FUNCTIONAL SOCIETY |
| RULES vs laws (rules) | Made by groups of people to protect the rights of members of that group. |
| rules vs LAWS (laws) | Are like rules, but they are officially recognised by governments and they apply to everyone. |
| whats a Delegated Law | when the Parliament gives the power to make decisions about the details of these laws to a government minister, executive office-holder or government department. |
| whats a Customary Law | the guidelines for behaviour that have been developed by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. These laws are passed on by word of mouth and have not been written down. |
| whats a independent | An independent is a member of the Australian Parliament who does not belong to a political party. |
| How many votes do you need to win | More then half |
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