Types of Government
Australia's government is...
What is representative democracy/constitutional monarchy/federation?
The government does this with the tax money it collects.
What is pay for services for its citizens?
Name the three levels of government.
What are local, state, and federal?
This group of elected people meets to discuss and make new laws for Australia.
What is the House of Representatives)?
Queensland is the _____ most populous state.
What is third?
Government by a small group of people, who are usually NOT elected.
What is an oligarchy?
We pay this kind of tax when we purchase things at a store.
What is sales tax?
This level of government is responsible for libraries, repairing local roads, and picking up garbage.
What is local government?
This group of MPs is chosen by the Prime Minister to be in charge of important government ministries.
What is the Cabinet?
This person is the leader of the federal government.
Who is the Prime Minister?
This level of government is not in the constitution.
What is local government?
This level of government is led by a Premier.
What is the State government?
This person represents Australia to other countries, and announces new elections.
What is the Governor-General?
This person is the state member for most people in Cairns.
Who is Michael Healy?
Most of the money collected by the government comes from this kind of tax.
What is income tax?
This level of government is responsible for education, hospitals, and drivers' licenses.
What is the State government?
The House of Representatives needs this "referee" to help debates to run smoothly.
What is the Speaker?
The political party that won the second highest number of seats in the election is called this.
What is the Opposition?
This is the the main tax collected by local governments.
What are rates?
What do we call the leader of a local government?
What is the Mayor?
The states of Australia joined together to form this.
What is a federation?
This sets out a set of laws at the State level.
What is an act?