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- 1. Multiple ChoiceDefine bicameral•a parliament with two housesa parliament with four housesa parliament with camelstwo sets of prime ministers
- 2. Multiple ChoiceDefine constitutiona set of rules that determines the structure of government and its law-making powersa rule book which says what Australians can and cannot doa book that tells Australia's history and why we federated
- 3. Multiple ChoiceDefine FederationThe process through which the six separate Australian colonies formed to join one united nationThe process through which the four separate Australian colonies formed to join one united nationThe process through which new states were created in Australia
- 4. Multiple ChoiceDefine Governor Generalthe representative in Australia of the Australian monarchThe Prime Ministers assistantThe Queens husband
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWho is the current Governor GeneralSir Peter Cosgrove
General David Hurley
Tony AbbottThe Queen - 6. Multiple ChoiceThe House of Representatives is also known asThe upper houseThe lower housethe middle houseThe green house
- 7. Multiple ChoiceHow many members make up the House of Representatives?1501056776
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe Prime Minister isMalcolm Turnbull
Scott Morrison
Julia GillardAnthony Albanese
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe Prime Minister can be defined as thehead of an elected governmentthe leaderthe head of the opposition
- 10. Multiple ChoiceReferendum can be defined asa process of allowing the people to vote on an important issuea vote to elect the Prime ministera vote to change the current government
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe Senate is also known asthe upper housethe lower housethe middle housethe red house
- 12. Multiple ChoiceHow many members make up the senate?76677274
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhen did Federation occur?1st January 19011st January 19001st January 19911st January 1990
- 14. Multiple ChoiceIdentify one argument FOR federationto give women the right to voteto ensure that poor states became poorerto have one united defence forceto split the country up into separate colonies
- 15. Multiple ChoiceIdentify one argument AGAINST federationthe railway gauges were all differentRicher states were concerned they would have to share their wealthto unite the country under one identityto have one defence force
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a referendum?Marriage equalityA plebisciteA vote to change the constitutionA vote to change the Prime Minister
- 17. Multiple ChoiceFor a referendum to be a successful, what is needed?A quadruple majorityA triple majorityA single majorityA double majority
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe three levels of government in Australia arelocal, national and federallocal, state and federalterritory, state and federallocal, municipal and federal
- 19. Multiple ChoiceIdentify one reason why the constitution was createdto give power to Britainto unite the six separate coloniesto take human rights away from people
- 20. Multiple ChoiceOne successful referendum wasthe 1967 referendum to include Aboriginal people in the censusthe 1999 referendum to become a republic
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