Australian Politics

4. Australia is a constitutional ___, which means that it has a queen or king as its head of State whose powers are limited.
5. Australia's system of government is based on the ____ democratic tradition, which includes religious tolerance and freedom of speech and association.
7. January 1 1901 is also referred to as ___ Day.
9. The Federal Government is also known as the ___ Government.
10. The ___ of Australia established the three arms of government.
12. The common name given to describe the combined Liberal/National parties.
16. The House of ___ initiates most Federal legislation.
17. Level of Government responsible for levying income tax.
18. The house responsible for reviewing legislation and ensuring that Federal laws are fair to all states.

1. The ___ is the government's pre-eminent policy-making body.Major policy and legislative proposals are decided by them.
2. The name given to the head of the government - generally achieved by being the elected leader of the party in government.
3. The Queen's representative in Australia.
5. One of 3 powers of government (as per Political theory), which gives the Federal Government the power to make laws.
6. The court whose responsibility it is to interpret the Australian Constitution and determine legal disputes between the Federal and State governments, and is the final court of appeal.
8. One of 3 powers of government (as per Political theory), which gives the Federal Government the power to interpret laws and judge whether they apply in individual cases.
11. Style of government adopted by Australia following the British model.
13. One of 3 powers of government (as per Political theory), which gives the Federal Government the power to carry out and enforce laws.
14. The only means by which the Constitution can be changed.
15. The Federal and all State Parliaments (with the exception of Queensland) are structured this way.