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what is the constitution

a set of rules and laws that the government must follow when making new laws or changing laws

Give 3 functions of the constitution

-to maintain the rules and laws of australia

-to make sure governments can always make decisions according to the constitution

-to define the rolls of government executives

-to outline the rights of citizens

-to separate the governing powers of australia

what is the federation?

federation was when the six independent colonies of australia came to together and signed the constitution to become the Australian commonwealth

In what way did the federation change australia?

The six colonies all forming together into one government meant that instead of being restricted to traveling between them and arguments constantly happening amongst them, they had to work together on matters like defence, tax and law making. Since each state also kept some power, traveling between states meant minor law changes to adjust to.

how does the constitution divide power among branches of government?

In the Australian government, the power is divided into three branches. The first is legislature. Legislature is the branch of government were laws are made and amended. They use a complicated voting process to decide what laws go through and what laws don’t. The next branch is executive. Executive is the main government, made up of all the elected officials that come from the majority voted party in parliament. this includes people like the prime minister and other government officials who handle the day to day tasks of running the government and managing the laws passed by the Legislature. The final branch is the Judiciary. the Judiciary government is the branch of government that enforces the laws passed by legislature. Their job is to decide what laws mean and who has broken them.

what is the difference between a right and a responsibility?

A right is something that is entitled to all Australian citizens by default. This includes things like education, shelter and safety. A responsibility is something that all Australian citizens are all expected to do, such as paying taxes and obeying the law.

what are the three main levels of law making power/government in australia?

-Local, which is responsible for things like planning and development

-State, which is responsible for things like emergency services and education

-Federal, which is responsible for things like defence, tax, trade and immigration.

What are the advantages of having 3 levels of government?

It allows smaller government groups to handle the important tasks that are just to small for the federal government to deal with. By splitting local jobs amongst each area, it allows the federal governments to focus on larger topics like defence and trade with other countries.

what is a name given to a parliamentary system that which has 2 houses

Bicarmel

what makes this a good system?

It allows each state to have representation in passing laws that may effect them, while also allowing each party of politician elected by the citizens to have a say in new laws, ensuring everybody has some say in who represents them in parliament.

describe the differences between the house of representatives and the senate.

The house of representatives is made up of elected representatives from each state, while the senate is made up of politicians that don’t represent a specific state, but an amount of the overall population that elect them to have a seat in parliament.

what are three things the governor general does?

-represents the king

-signs off on new bills and laws

-appoints the prime minister

what’s the difference between government and parliament?

parliament is made up of the major governing party as well as the smaller non majority parties that must debate over any new bills wanting to be passed by one of the parties. Government is the official governing group of australia, made up of the majority party in parliament, handling the day to day tasks of managing the country.