Democracy Flashcards

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Democracy

Rule by the people.

Representative Democracy

A democracy where a community elects a representative to represent them on their behalf.

Direct Democracy

A community that directly votes on laws and policies without a representative.

Electorate.

when all of a country votes for an election.

Interest groups

A group that shares simlar concerns that tries to influence the public policy in their favour

political parties

A group which aims members to join parliament to have a say in how Australia should be run.

Boycott

A nonviolent protest in which the protesters refuse to vote or participate.

Petition

A piece of paper created by an authority figure that seeks change of something that requires ones signature

Protest

A way that voters can state their disapproval to a point.

Demonstration

An action by a mass group which shows whether the party agrees or disagrees with a point.

Voting

A way that citizens choose a certain political party or prime minister.

preferential voting

Voting that occurs on a ballot paper so every candidate gets a vote.

What are the 3 levels of government?

Local, state, and federal

In order, what is the structure of the commonwealth parliament?

The King/Queen (represented by the governor general, the Senate, and the House of represetatives.

What are examples of problems local government have to face?

Infrastructure maintainence , overall community wellbeing and financial instablity.

what are examples that state government need to face?

Mostly the same as local, but they need to adress certain issues such as homelessness, and fully managing the making of infrastructure.

What are examples of problems that federal government have to face?

They need to maintain the cost of living, tax reform, and crime and law enforcement.

what is an example of a petition in Australia?

the 1967 referundum petition to legislate the Aborginal and Torres Strait Islander People,

Political Strike

When workers refuse to do their job to aim point at the government to fix the problem they need.