Across
- 2. A system in which electors are required by law to vote in both state and federal elections. In Australia, if eligible voters don't vote they be fined.
- 4. Written law in the form of a bill that has been passed through all stages by parliament, has received the monarch's approval (through the Governor General).
- 7. An organisation that represents a group of people with similar political political ideas. In Australia, our two main parties consist of Labour (currently in government) and the Coalition (Liberals and National parties combined).
- 10. A person who holds who holds citizenship of a country.
- 11. The concept that people and society should behave in a way that is fair, equal and balanced for all.
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- 1. Refers to the authority that sets rules for a society. Types of government include dictatorship and democracies.
- 3. Refers to the preservation of a different cultures or cultural identities within a unified society, such as a state or nation.
- 5. A proposed law.
- 6. The rights that come from being human. That is, the basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled, often held to include the right to life and liberty; freedom of thought and expression; and equality before the law.
- 8. A vote decided by the people to make changes to the constitution.
- 9. A form of government in which the supreme authority is actually or nominally ruled by monarch, such as a king or a queen.