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- 3. Freedom of ____________ allows us to join any legal groups or legal organizations.
- 8. The Liberal and National parties are this, meaning that they have joined forces.
- 12. A document that details how our government operates and sets down all the rules to do with political and legal issues in Australia
- 16. Australia’s form of government, where voters choose representatives to act on their behalf.
- 18. A group of people with similar ideas or aims, some of whose members stand at elections in the hope that they will form or influence the government. Australian Labor Party, the Liberal Party of Australia, the National party of Australia and the Australian Greens are all examples of these.
- 19. A proposal for a law which has been presented to parliament
- 20. the type of government that looks after the community
- 22. The head of the national/federal government
- 23. The system by which the affairs of a state or nation are administered. It also refers to the ruling party in a state or nation, which has been elected or appointed to be in charge of its administration.
- 24. Australia was the first country to use this way of voting. Was introduced in 1855. It refers to how elections are conducted, in a way that is in private.
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- 1. The choosing of a person or a government by voting
- 2. An assembly of elected representatives which forms the legislature of a state or a nation. It may have both an upper and a lower house, or one house only.
- 4. A group of countries or peoples united by a common interest, in particular the Commonwealth of Nations which used to make up the British Empire.
- 5. A law made by parliament; a Bill which has passed all three readings in each house and has received the royal assent.
- 6. the type of government that looks after Justice, Consumer affairs, Education, Health, Roads, Public transport and forestry.
- 7. A person who is active in politics, who might hold a political office into which he or she has been voted in an election
- 9. the type of government that looks after Foreign relations, defence and trade and immigration.
- 10. A formal expression of a choice, such as putting one's hand up or marking a piece of paper.
- 11. Freedom of _______ allows members of society to freely say what they think or feel about the government or any subject.
- 13. A type of Government that is neutral in terms of religion.
- 14. A set of rules, especially those made by a parliament or ruler, recognised by a community as binding and needing to follow
- 15. Also known as the upperhouse. Has 76 members.
- 17. Government by the people, either by them directly, or through elected representatives. Also a form of society which favours equal rights, freedom of speech, a fair trial and tolerates the views of minorities.
- 21. National held vote after a change in the constitution is proposed