How Laws are Made
Who is the Prime Minister of Australia currently?
Who is Anthony Albanese
Finish the sentence. The Separation of powers separates the government into _ different Branches
What is 3
What 3 colours appear on the Australian Flag?
What is Red, White and Blue
Who presides over a case in a court?
Who is a Judge?
What is a Law called before it is made a Law
What is a Bill
What is it called when People gather to vote for our government?
What is an Election
Who is the King of Australia?
Who is King Charles III
What is the National Anthem of Australia called?
What is Advance Australia Fair
True or False: The Federal Court has more authority than a State Court in Australia
What is True
Who appoints the Governor General in Australia?
Who is the Prime Minister
What is the name of the House where most bills get Introduced to Parliament?
What is the House of Representatives
Name the missing person belonging to the Executive: The King, The Prime Minister, Minister and the _______
Who is the Governor General
name the Three colors used on the First Nations Flag in Australia
What is Red, Black and Yellow
Fill in the blank: The role of the Judiciary is to _______ Laws?
What is Interpret
In order to change some laws in Australia, the Government needs 2/3rd of Australians to agree to change the law in a vote, this process is called a _________
What is a Referendum
What is it called when the Governor General signs a bill and turns it into Law?
What is Royal Assent
Name the Three branches of Government
What is Legislature, Judiciary and Executive
What year was Australia Federated and became a country?
What is 1901
The Highest Court in Australia is know as "the _____ Court of Australia"
What is the High Court of Australia
What is the name of the document that lays out what the government is and isn't allowed to do?
What is the Constitution
Name the two colors of seats used by the House of Representatives and the Senate. (be specific which house has which colour)
What is Green (HOR) and Red (Senate)
Who was the only Prime Minister to be Removed by the Governor General using the Separation of powers in Australia?
Who was Gough Whitlam
Name all of the states and Territories of Australia (8)
NSW, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Northern Territory, Tasmania and the ACT
What is the name of the group of ordinary citizens responsible for deciding whether a person is guilty or not guilty in a court trial?"
What is a Jury
What is the term for when a group of citizens gathers signatures in an effort to change a law and submits it to the government?
What is a Petition