Australian Government

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  1. 4. Where did the first parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia sit?
  2. 8. A system of government where the citizens of the country elect leaders to represent them and their views.
  3. 12. A voting system in which the candidate with the most votes is elected whether or not that person has more than half the votes counted.
  4. 13. What month did Australia federate?
  5. 15. Total number of plebiscites in Australia.
  6. 16. To give a person the right to vote.
  7. 17. ___________ are the rules used to manage the work of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Along with the Australian Constitution and customs that have developed over many years, ____________ guide the way the chambers operate each day.
  8. 18. The _________ is a member of the House of Representatives who is chosen as the Presiding Officer.
  9. 19. Occurs when both the Senate and the House of Representatives are dissolved by the Governor-General. This is the only situation where all House of Representatives and Senate seats are declared vacant at the same time.
  10. 20. Two wooden chests that sit on the central table in the House of Representatives, next to the Prime Minister's chair and the Leader of the Opposition's chair.
  11. 22. Cabinet is a group within the ____________ government consisting of the Prime Minister and top-level ministers.
  12. 23. When two or more parties join together.
  13. 24. It is seen as an important step in the development of democracy and the British Parliament, and has influenced the creation of founding documents such as the 1689 British Bill of Rights and the 1901 Australian Constitution.
  14. 25. The opposition is sometimes called the _________ government.
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  1. 1. The Australian Constitution describes the ___________, role and powers of the federal Parliament.
  2. 2. What row do ministers and shadow ministers seat?
  3. 3. What does 'MP' stand for?
  4. 5. Highest elect official in Australia.
  5. 6. Someone with the responsibility for ensuring that Australia is governed according the rules set out in the constitution.
  6. 7. Australia's current Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment.
  7. 9. Australia's first prime minister.
  8. 10. Preferential voting is a system of voting that requires a voter to indicate their order of ________ for each candidate on the ballot paper.
  9. 11. Individual politician not affiliated to any political party. Eg. Jacqui Lambie Network, Palmer United, Nick Xenophon Team
  10. 14. Giving _________ to a bill passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate. The Governor-General may recommend changes to a bill.
  11. 21. The father of federation.