Types of governments

Social Studies Term 3

How many seats are there in parliment

120

how many electorate seats in parliment

71

what does MMP stand for?

Mixed Member Proportional

what is a bill?

a proposed law

what is a Law

the rules and regulations made and enforced by government that regulate the conduct of people within a society

what is a government bill

The Government controls the creation and scheduling of its own legislation to fulfill its policy goals.

what is a members bill

A member's bill is a proposed law introduced by a Member of Parliament who is not a government minister.

what is a local bill

a bill affecting only units of local government, such as a city, county, or special district

what is a private bill

a proposal for a law that would apply to a particular individual or group of individuals, or corporate entity

How does a bill become a law

To become official, the bill must go through a structured process of introductions, detailed committee reviews, debates, and final votes in parliament or congress, followed by formal approval from the head of state.

What is a select committee?

A select committee in New Zealand is a small group of Members of Parliament (MPs) from different political parties.

Republic

A form of government in which the people select representatives to govern them and make laws.

Theocracy

government run by religious leaders

Junta

Millitary group ruling the country after taking it by force

Monarchy

A government ruled by a king or queen

Absolute monarchy

A government in which the king or queen has absolute power.

Constitutional monarchy

A King or Queen is the official head of state but power is limited by a constitution.

Dictatorship

A form of government in which the leader has absolute power and authority.

Democracy

A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

Oligarchy

a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution.

Anarchy

a state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority.

who leads the National party

Christopher Luxon

who leads the labour party

Rt Hon Chris Hipkins

Who leads the ACT party?

David seymour

who leads the Maori party?

Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi

who leads the Green party?

Marama Davidson

What is a coalition government?

When one party joins another party to get more seats in parliment

What are the values of The Labour party

in which city is our parliment located

wellington, new zealand

Which country used to rule NZ?

England

Who is the current Prime Minister of NZ?

Christopher luxon

Who is the current Leader of the Opposition?

Chris hipkins

What is our system of government called? It begins with “d”.

Democracy

 Who is the MP for Pakuranga electorate?

Simeone brown

Elections are held every

3 years

NZ is divided into different areas for voting purposes called

electorates

Our voting system is called

Mixed member proportunal

What does MP stand for

Member of parliment

 Who is the MP for Pakuranga electorate?

Simeone brown