Type of Government
Form of Leadership
Vocab
Type of Legislature
Citizen Participation
100
_____ officials create laws of the land.
Elected
100
Australia's six states came from the six ________ colonies.
British
100
Any land within the Australia's national border that is not claimed by one of the states is called _______.
Territory 
100
In Australia, an _____ ______ operates the country.
Elected government
100
Because they have a democratic form of government, voters can choose the __________.
lawmakers
200
The people of Australia elect ________'_ members.
Parliament's
200
These six states approved the _________.
Constitution 
200
Australia is divided into area called _____.
electorates
200
The _______ meets several times a year.
Parliament
200
In Australia, voting is _______.
compulsory
300
The governor-general is chosen based on the recommendation of the ____ ______.
Prime Minister
300
The _____ approves elections.
Monarch
300
Commonwealth Parliament means
the elected legislative body of Australia
300
When a member of a parliament first suggest a law, its called a ____.
Bill
300
Australians have freedom of _______ and ________.
Religion; Speech
400
The _____, as the _____ of _____.
Double the points worth 600
Monarch; Head of State
400
(double the points worth 800)
From ____ to ____ _______ Queen Elizabeth II has reigned as monarch.
1952; 21st century
400
Constituency means
the people who vote for an elected official
400
The governor-general signs the act, and it becomes a law Australians must ____.
obey
400
They have freedom to......
(open answer but you have to have two facts)
choose their own jobs
speech
religion
travel
vote
500
Australia has an elected legislative body called the ______ ______ also called parliamentary democracy.
Commonwealth Parliament
500
This person has the most powerful position and has the most political figure in Australia.
The prime minister/ Queen E.
500
(Worth 600 and WAS NOT ON THE POWER-POINT)
What is a prime minster?
the leader who enforces laws and manages the day to day operations of the country.
500
The other house of the parliament is called the ______.
Senate
500
Australians can _____ for the ______ who make ____ and ____ their ______.
vote; leaders; laws; lead; country