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100
What is the name of Australia's lower house?
House of Representatives
100
Who is Australia's current Prime Minister?
Anthony Albanese
100
How many territories does Australia have?
2
100
Who is King Charles III's representative in Australia?
The Governor-General.
Sam Mostyn (the second female GG!) has been the Governor-General of Australia since 1st July 2024.
100
Name the European power that colonised Australia.
Great Britain.
100
What is the capital city of Australia?
Canberra, ACT.
200
What is the name of the place where laws are created in Australia?
Parliament
200
Which political party is currently in Opposition?
*Double points if you can identify the current party leader.
Liberal Party of Australia.
*Peter Dutton
200
What is a draft law called when introduced into the Lower House?
Bill.
200
How many seats are in the Upper House?
*Bonus point if you can tell me how that is divided throughout the states/territories.
76
*12 senators for each of the states + 2 senators for each of the territories.
200
What is the limit on how many terms a Prime Minister can serve?
200
What type of political system does Australia use?
Representative democracy
OR
Parliamentary democracy
OR
Liberal democracy
OR
Constitutional monarchy
300
When was the 'Commonwealth of Australia' created?
1901
300
Which country invented the secret ballot?
Australia!
300
What process needs to occur in order for us to amend the Constitution?
Referendum
300
What is the name for the formal partnership between two or more political parties?
*Double points if you can identify the most common partnership in Australian politics.
Coalition.
*Liberal Party & Nationals
300
What do you call a book of laws that outline how a country is governed?
The Constitution.
300
What is the name of representatives who sit in Parliament but do not belong to a political party?
*Double points if you can identify where they sit in the parliament layout.
Independents.
*They sit in the Crossbench.
400
Which of the houses is known as the 'House of Review'?
*Double points if you can explain why.
The Senate is a house of review.
*It is a powerful check on the government of the day.
400
The suburb of Greenwood is part of which Federal seat?
Cowan.
400
Identify the requirements in order to be able to vote in Australia.
*Double points if you can identify all three.
1. 18 years of age
2. Australian citizen
3. Enrolled to vote
400
Which political party promotes ecological sustainability and social justice?
400
What is the oldest political party in Australia?
Australian Labor Party
400
Dr. Anne Aly is a member of which political party?
*Double points if you can tell me why she's important for us.
Australian Labor Party.
*She is the federal representative of our electorate.
500
Who was Australia's first female Prime Minister?
*Double points if you can correctly identify which political party she belongs to.
Julia Gillard.
*She was the leader of the ALP from 2010 to 2013.
500
What is the 'Washminister System'?
The influence of both the USA and UK politics to create the Australian political system.
From the Westminster system (UK) we got:
- Government formed and responsible to an elected house of parliament
- Opposition members of parliament who scrutinise the government
- A constitutional monarch who acts on the advice of the prime minister
From the United States system of government we got:
- The names ‘Senate’ and ‘House of Representatives’
- Each state has the same number of representatives in the Senate
- The number of members of the House of Representatives from each state is determined by the population of that state
500
Australian parliaments are notoriously rowdy. What is the title of the person who ensures order is maintained and rules of procedure are followed throughout House sittings.
Speaker of the House.
500
Who is Australia's longest-serving Prime Minister?
Robert Menzies.
He spent 18 years and 167 days in office.
500
Each political party selects a manager to organise the business of the party. They have many different responsibilities; most importantly is counting the votes in a bill proposal. What is the title of this party manager?
Party Whip.
500
What is the name of the system of voting for the H.O.R in Australia?
a) Plurality voting
b) Preferential voting
c) Proportional voting
b) Preferential voting
