Unit 4 Legal Studies: Chapter 13 (Parliament, again)

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Across
  1. 3. To cancel or abolish a court-made law by passing an Act of Parliament.
  2. 4. Funding given to a state government by the Commonwealth on the condition that it spends the money in the manner specified by the Commonwealth.
  3. 6. Individuals who stand as candidates in an election but do not belong to a political party.
  4. 10. A term used to describe a situation in which the upper house of parliament automatically approves decisions made in the lower house because the government holds a majority of seats in both houses and members of the government generally vote along party lines.
  5. 11. When members of parliament vote in accordance with their party's policy or agenda, known as voting on...
  6. 13. A government that does not hold a majority of seats in the lower house and relies on the support of minor parties and independents to form government.
  7. 14. Confirmation by a nation's parliament of its approval of an international treaty signed by its government; the parliament expressly passes legislation that requires it by law to adopt the various rights and responsibilities set out in the treaty.
  8. 16. A formal, written request to take some action or implement law reform.
  9. 17. A formal assembly of representatives of the people that is elected by the people and gathers together to make laws.
  10. 20. The upper house of the Victorian Parliament.
  11. 21. A legal term used to describe the parliament, which has the power to make the law.
  12. 23. The process of constantly updating and changing the law so it remains relevant and effective.
  13. 24. A situation in which neither major political party wins a majority of seats in the lower house of parliament after an election.
  14. 25. A type of government; a political system in which the people elect members of parliament to represent them in government.
  15. 26. Victoria's leading independent law reform organisation; it reviews, researches, and makes recommendations to the state parliament about possible changes to Victoria's laws.
Down
  1. 1. Delegated bodies or secondary authorities which are given power by parliament to make rules and regulations on its behalf; for example, government departments and statutory authorities, like Australia Post.
  2. 2. The formal signing and approval of a bill by the Governor-General (at the Commonwealth level)or the governor (at the state level) after which the bill becomes an Act of Parliament.
  3. 5. Areas in which the State and Commonwealth parliaments are constitutionally banned from making law.
  4. 7. Express their common concern of dissatisfaction with an existing law as a means of influencing law reform.
  5. 8. The lower house of the Victorian Parliament.
  6. 9. A name given to the upper house that refers to a situation in which that government does not hold a majority of seats in the upper house and relies on the support of the opposition or crossbench to have their bills passed.
  7. 12. The upper house of the Commonwealth Parliament.
  8. 15. An organisation that represents a group of people with shared values and ideas, and which aim to have its members elected to parliament.
  9. 18. A proposal to implement a new law or change an existing law.
  10. 19. The lower house of the Commonwealth Parliament.
  11. 22. A vote in parliament by its members in accordance with their moral views and values (or those held by the majority of their electorate) rather than in accordance to party policy.