Question | Answer |
What type of government does Australia have? | Federal Parliamentary Democracy |
What makes up a federal system of government? | individual states that share authority with a central government |
What is democracy? | the people have a say about how they are governed |
Who elects members of parliament? | the Australian people |
What do the members of parliament do? | make decisions for the whole country |
Who do members of parliament represent? | the Australian people |
In Australia, what are voters required to do? | vote in all elections |
If an Australian does not vote, what will happen? | they can be fined |
What is the governing body in Australia called? | Parliament |
What does bicameral mean? | two houses |
Australia's parliament is set-up like what other country? | Great Britain |
Who selects the Prime Minister? | the party that wins the majority of the votes |
What is a Prime Minister? | the head of the government |
What is a parliamentary system of government? | a democratic form of government in which voters choose representatives to a governing body called a parliament |
Australia is also known as what type of monarchy? | constitutional |