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Hass Civics

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What's the House of Representatives aka? the lower house
What's the Senate aka? the upper house
No. of members in House of Representatives? 150
No. of members in Senate? 76 (12 from each state, 2 from each territory)
Name of member in HOR? Member of parliament
Name of member in senate? Senators
Voting system HOR? Preferential voting system
Voting system Senate? Proportional voting system
Opposition+ forms government? Political party wins major of seats 76, second largest number of seats
Manager of HOR? Speaker
Color of HOR? Green
Manager of Senate? President
Color of Senate? Red
Prime minister leader for federal government
Premier leader for state government
Governor General Representative for the monarch in Australia (ceremonial, civic, constitutional)
Double majority Majority of Australians have to vote yes (50%+1) AND 4 out of 6 states have to have this
Electorate Geographical area of voters
Bicameral 2 houses
Jury 12 people are chosen at random to hear a court case and reach a verdict if the accused is guilty or not guilty
Burden of proof Prosecutor or respondant has to have the job to prove the accused is guilty
Sentence penalty imposed by court
Court hierarchy Magistrates court, District court, Supreme Court
Created by: user-2005528
 

 



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