Levels of Government
This level of government deals with local roads, rubbish collection, and parks.
What is local government?
This branch makes laws.
What is the legislative branch?
This house is also called the lower house.
What is the House of Representatives?
This principle means everyone is equal before the law. 2 possible options
Rule of law or/and Equality before the law
A proposed law is called this.
What is a bill?
This level of government is responsible for education and health.
What is state government?
This branch enforces laws.
What is the judicial branch?
This house is also called the upper house.
What is the Senate?
This principle means laws should be fair and unbiased.
What is just/ justice?
The final step where a bill becomes law.
What is royal assent?
This level controls immigration, defence, and trade.
What is federal government?
This branch interprets laws.
What is the judicial branch?
The leader of the party with the most seats in the lower house becomes this.
What is the Prime Minister?
This means people should have access to legal help and courts.
What is access to justice?
This is when the bill is debated in detail.
What is the second reading?
This type of power is shared between state and federal governments.
What are concurrent powers?
This principle/ doctrine ensures no one branch has too much power.
What is separation of powers?
The Senate has equal representation from each state. How many senators per state?
What is 12?
This means outcomes should be fair based on individual circumstances.
What is equity?
Name the stages a bill goes through in parliament.
first reading, second reading, committee stage
This section of the constitution resolves disputes when state and federal powers overlap
What is section 109 of the constitution?
Give one example of the executive branch in action.
(e.g. police enforcing laws / government departments implementing laws)
Appox. how many people are in a federal electorate?
100,000
A court provides an interpreter to a defendant who cannot speak English, rather than giving every defendant identical assistance. Which principle of justice does this demonstrate, and why?
What is fairness?
During this stage of Queensland’s law-making process, a bill is examined in detail and amendments may be proposed before it proceeds to a final vote.
What is the committee stage?