Across
- 3. a proposal for new legislation or an amendment to existing legislation that is presented for debate and approval in Parliament.
- 5. an alliance or partnership between different political parties or groups that come together to form a majority in government
- 6. how many Senators are elected at each Federal Election
- 8. a voting system which requires an absolute majority for someone to win.
- 10. head of government in a state in Australia
- 14. a geographical area of voters
- 15. formed by Robert Menzies in 1944, a center-right political party that would unite various conservative group
Down
- 1. in Australia, voting is of this nature.
- 2. the lower house in the Federal parliament
- 4. a political candidate not affiliated with any party
- 7. the party that holds the second largest number of seats in the House of Representative, after the party/parties that form government.
- 9. a system of government in which citizens elect representatives to make decisions and create laws on their behalf
- 11. The proportional number of votes required to secure a seat in the Senate.
- 12. pertaining to a system of government where power is shared between a central authority and regional units
- 13. also known as the 'House of Review' in federal parliament