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True or false: The Queen (now King) can vote and pass law at her will
FALSE: The Queen can't vote, as doing so could unfairly influence the outcome of an election
100
What are the two types of 'houses' in parliament
House of representatives
Senate
100
Define a 'bill'
a draft of a proposed law presented to parliament for discussion:
100
Who was the first Prime Minster of AUS?
Edward Barton (1901 - 1903)
100
Who is this person?
Arnold Schwarzenegger
200
What type of law is this: "The crime of killing a human being without malice aforethought, or in circumstances not amounting to murder"
Manslaughter
200
Explain the process of completing a 'bill'
Step 1: The bill is drafted
Step 2: The bill goes to HoR committee, and they review it,
Step 3: Voting by the full chamber on the bill
Step 4: If happy, the same process is completed in the HoS,
Step 5: Royal sign off (governor-general)
Step 6: Officially law
200
Describe the word 'Politician'
a person who is professionally involved in politics, especially as a holder of an elected office:
200
Who wrote the 'Sorry Speech' in 1997
Kevin Rudd - At 9am on February 13th 2008, the Prime Minister issued a public apology to the Stolen Generation
200
What movie is this?
Raya the Last Dragon
300
Explain Customary Law
Indigenous customary law developed over time from accepted moral norms within Indigenous (i.e. Aboriginal) societies. They regulate human behaviour, mandate specific sanctions for non-compliance, and connect people with the land and with each other, through a system of relationships.
300
List 4 types of political parties in AUS
- Australian Labour Party (Anti-Communist)[2] – 1955 (seven former members of the Australian Labor Party);
- LNP
- One Nation – 1997 (one former independent Member)
- Australian Greens – 2002 (one Member), 2010 (one Member), and from 2022 (four Members)
- Nationals (Western Australia) – 2010 (one Member)
- Katter’s Australia Party – from 2013 (one former independent Member)
- Palmer United Party – 2013 (one Member)
- Centre Alliance, formerly Nick Xenophon Team – from 2016 (one Member)
- United Australia Party – 2021 (one former Liberal Party Member).
300
Define 'Multiculturalism'
the presence of, or support for the presence of, several distinct cultural or ethnic groups within a society:
300
What year did the Stolen Generation start?
1910 (Ended in 1970)
300
Who is Nancy Cartwright and what does she do as a Career?
The voice over for Bart Simpson and other Simpson Characters
400
What type of crime is this suggesting:
Financial fraud
400
Sarah Hanson is the Senate of which state in AUS and political party?
South Australia for the Greens
400
Describe the word 'citizen'
a legally recognized subject (person), either native or naturalized; in a particular town/city or nation
400
How many elected 'Parliaments of Australia' have we had?
The 2022 Australian federal election was held on Saturday 21 May 2022 to elect members of the Parliament of Australia
400
Solve: 'If two's company and three is a crowd, what are four and five?'
9
500
List 6 examples of crime
Hooning, Graffiti, shoplifting, stealing, fraud, drug offences, assault, rape, murder, manslaughter,
500
How many Senators are there in AUS?
76
500
Explain the word 'Civics'
The study of the rights and duties of citizenship.
500
Who is Neville Bonner?
2021 marks 50 years since Neville Bonner AO became the first Indigenous Australian to enter the Federal Parliament.
500
What happened on Friday, November 22, 1963?
John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was assassinated at 12:30 p.m. in Dallas, Texas. They rushed to Parkland Memorial Hospital, where Kennedy was pronounced dead about 30 minutes after the shooting.