Unit 4 Legal Studies: Chapter 10 (Parliament)

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Across
  1. 3. Powers in the Australian Constitution that may be exercised by both the Commonwealth and one or more state parliaments.
  2. 6. Powers in the Australian Constitution that only the Commonwealth Parliament can exercise.
  3. 9. The lower house of the Victorian Parliament.
  4. 10. The upper house of the Victorian Parliament.
  5. 15. Powers that were NOT given to the Commonwealth Parliament under the Australian Constitution and which therefore remain solely within the states.
  6. 16. The political party that holds the second largest number of seats in the lower house.
  7. 18. A member of parliament who is a member of the party in government and who is in charge of a government department.
  8. 20. An organisation that represents a group of people with shared values and ideas, and which aims to have its members elected to parliament.
  9. 22. A proposal to implement a new law or change an existing one.
Down
  1. 1. The Queen's representative at the Commonwealth level.
  2. 2. A system used by state and federal parliaments in Australia that involves the use of separate working parties to investigate a wide range of legal, social and political issues and report back to the parliament about the need for law reform.
  3. 4. The formal signing and approval of a bill by the Queen's representative after which the bill becomes an Act of Parliament.
  4. 5. A set of rules that establishes the nature, functions and limits of government.
  5. 7. The lower house of the Commonwealth Parliament.
  6. 8. A formal assembly of representatives of the people that is elected by the people and gathers together to make laws.
  7. 11. An alliance between two or more political parties that join to form government.
  8. 12. The ruling authority with power to govern, formed by the political party or parties that holds the majority of the lower house in each parliament.
  9. 13. A bill that imposes taxes and collects revenue.
  10. 14. A system of government in which members of parliament are voted into office by the people and represent the wishes of the people.
  11. 17. The upper house of the Commonwealth Parliament.
  12. 19. The Queen's representative at the state level.
  13. 21. The policy-making body made up of the Prime Minister (or Premier), and a range of senior government ministers in charge of a range of government departments - they decide which bills or legislation should be introduced into parliament.