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Humanities test
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the Australian Constitution? | The Australian Constitution is a document that sets out: - How Australia is Governed -The powers of the federal government -The roles of Parliament, the Executive, and the High Court -How laws are made -How the Constitution can be changed |
| What is Federation? | Federation is when a group of smaller regions unite and form one country. |
| What happened in the Australian Federation? | Federation happened when the six British colonies joined together to form the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901. The colonies became: -New South Wales -Victoria -Queensland -South Australia -Western Australia -Tasmania |
| Was the Australian Constitution Positive or Negative? | Positive because Australia became a federation and all states were working together. |
| What is a Bicameral Parliament? | A Bicameral Parliament is a Parliament that has two houses, The House of Representatives and The Senate in Australia. |
| Why was the senate created? | The Australian Senate was created during Federation in 1901 to act as a 'State House' where all states were guaranteed equal representation. |
| What are the three branches of Australian Government? | Legislature(Parliament) Makes Laws Executive(Prime minister, Ministers, Cabinet, Governor-General) Judiciary(Courts) |
| Why separate powers? | To prevent any single group or person or person from |