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Residual Power
The power that remains with a governmental authority after the other authorities have been given specific powers
Legislative power
The legislative power is an assembly with legal authorities that makes lawss for a country nation or city
Judical power
The court judges magistrates and addjudicators and others whom have the power too heasr and make decisions on cases
Exclusive power
Powers that only the common wealth can make laws for and the states cannot
Division of powers
Where a country's governing authority is split between different levels of government, such as the federal (national) government, state governments, and local governments, with each level having specific powers and responsibilities assigned to them by the constitution
Laws
Rules that apply to all people at all times and have legal consequences if not followed
Act
A stature or law passed by both houses of parliment that has recieved Royal Assent
The order of courts from lowest to highest
Magistrates court, District court, Supreme court, High court
Constitutional monarch
A systme of government that is ruled by a king/queen whose power is limited by its countries consitution
Federal government
A system of dividing up power between a central national government and local state governments that are connected to one another by the national government
Federation
A federation is an organisation of smaller groups, parties or states usually joined under common interest
Amendment
A minor change or addition to improve a text piece of legislation etc
Executive Power
The executive (Represented by a group of people) has the power to enforce/put a law in action
Australian Constituion
The fundamental law of Australia, establishing its structure of the government and the rights of citizens
Residual Power
The power that remains with a governmental authority after tother authorities have been given specific powers.
Seperation of powers
A fundamental principle of democracy that divides the government into 3 different branches, legislative, executive, and judicial
Rules
Instructions that tell you what you are allowed to do and what you are not allowed to do and apply to some people and places
Bills
A draft of proposed law presented to parliment for discussion
Democracy
A system of government by the whole population or all eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives
State Goverment
The government that controls a state or territory within a country that has a federal system of government
Referendum
A vote in which all the people in a country or area are asked to give their opinion about or decide an important political or social question
Features of an effective law
Prospective - Applicable to the future
Clear - Not ambiguous, understood by everyone
Fair - Applied equally to everyone
Consistent - Stable but still evolvles with societies needs
Reasonable - If a law is unreasonable people wont follow it
Enforcable - If it cant be enforced it wont be followed
