Key People in Government
The current Prime Minister
Who is Anthony Albanese?
A green room where representatives debate over passing and changing laws
What is the house of representatives?
Executive, Legislative and Judiciary
what are the three arms of government?
The section of the Constitution of Australia that grants legislative powers to the Australian (Commonwealth) Parliament only when subject to the Constitution.
What is section 51?
A body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.
What is a constitution?
The current leader of the opposition.
Who is Peter Dutton?
The upper house of parliament
what is the senate?
The process for the three arms of government keeping each other in line.
What are checks and balances?
The section of the Constitution which sets out the process for a referendum.
What is section 128?
A special voting process which is used to decide if a change in the constitution should take place.
What is a referendum?
The first Prime Minister of Australia.
Who is Edmund Barton?
The type of government that Australia is?
What is a representative democracy?
The branch which includes courts and judges
What is the judiciary?
The section of the Constitution which deals with the legislative inconsistency between federal and state laws and declares that valid federal laws override any inconsistent State laws.
What is section 109?
The concept that both the government and citizens know the law and obey it and that everybody is subject to the law.
What is the rule of law?
The current leader of the National Party?
Who is David Littleproud?
When a bill is approved by the Governor General
What is royal assent?
executive
which arm of government is the prime minister part of?
The section of the Constitution which outlines the grounds for disqualification from being elected to the Parliament of Australia.
What is Section 44
When 4 out of 7 states have a majority vote in a referendum.
What is double majority process?
The Current Governor General
Who is Sam Mostyn?
151
How many seats in the house of representatives?
The type of power held by Parliament to make laws.
What is legislative power?
The Act which created the Constitution.
What is the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act?
A group of ministers selected by the prime minister each with their own portfolio.
What is the cabinet?