FREEDOMS
Voting
Parliament
Democracy & Government
Miscelaneous
100

This freedom allows people to join political parties or community groups.

freedom of association

100
Who can vote in Australia?

Australian citizen aged 18 or over

100

Australia’s Parliament has two of these houses. What are they called?

House of Representatives and the Senate

100

A system where people vote for representatives to make decisions on their behalf.


Representative Democracy


100

The largest planet in our solar system.


Jupiter

200

Name the 5 fundamental freedoms in Australia 

Freedom of Movement, Association, Speech, religion and Assembly

200

What is the organisation that holds the election (not the government)

Australian Electoral Commission

200

This person represents the King in Australia.

The Governor- General

200

The leader of the party that forms government becomes this.


Prime Minister

200

The capital city of Japan.


Tokyo

300

One reason freedom of speech may be restricted.

prevent hate speech, defamation, or threats?


300

This is a list of all eligible voters in Australia.

The electoral roll

300

The house of Parliament that determines which party forms government.

House of Representatives

300

A group of senior politicians chosen by the Prime Minister to run government departments.


ministers

300

The name of the wizarding school in Harry Potter.

Hogwarts

400

The freedom when citizens can criticise the government without punishment (within the law).

Speech

400
What is the voting system that we use in Australia?

Starts with a P

Prefferential voting

400

The number of seats required to form majority government in the House of Representatives.


76 

400

After an election, this official swears in the Prime Minister.

The governor general

400

Finish the lyric 
“Now you’re just somebody that ________.”

I used to know

500

An advantage of restricting movement

protecting public health. EG:pandemic 


500

How do you cast a formal vote?

ou must correctly complete your ballot paper so it can be counted.

This means:

  • You number every candidate in order of your preference (1, 2, 3, 4 and so on).

  • You do not skip any numbers.

  • You do not repeat any numbers.

  • Your ballot paper must be clear and not marked in a way that identifies you.

500

This happens when no party wins a majority of seats.

Hung Parliament. This is when parties need to make a deal and join together to form a majority.

500

when we vote, we vote for a representative to speak on the beahalf of our______________ (hint: Region)

Electorate

500

Can you name all the Kardashian siblings?

Kim, Kylie, Kendall, Khloe, Kourtney, and Rob

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