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What are regions called?
Electorates
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How many senators are there?
76
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How many in the house of representatives?
150
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What is a bill?
New laws and changes to laws
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What is the purpose of parliament?
Laws are made and changed, represents the people, where government is formed and held accountable
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Who meets in parliament?
Governor general, senate, house of representatives
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Who does the senate represent?
States and territories of Australia
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What is the senates role?
Suggest new laws and changes to laws
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What power do the senates have?
Challenge the government
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Who sits in the horseshoe?
President, opposition, government senators
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Who are often senators?
Minor and independant
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What bench do often senators sit at?
Cross bench
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What is the house of representatives called?
The people house
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What is formed in the peoples house?
Government
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What is a minority government?
Government doesn't win 76 seats and has to convince independents and minor parties to join them
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What is placed on parliament?
Whose power does it represent?
- Mace- royalty
- Speakers power
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What is question time?
Opposition and minor parties question the government
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What is democracy?
A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives
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What is a backbencher?
Any of the members of a legislature especially of the house of commons of Great Britain, but not including the leaders of the parties
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What is a monarchy?
A form of government in which supreme authority is vested in a single and usually hereditary figure, such as a king, and whose powers can vary from those of an absolute despot to those of a figurehead
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What is a coalition?
A combination or alliance, especially a temporary one between persons, factions, states etc
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What is a republic?
A state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch
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What is a bill?
A draft of a proposed law presented to parliament for discussion
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What is a constitution?
The basic written set of principles and precedents of federal government
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What are 5 areas that the local government are responsible for?
- Car parks
- Community facilities (toilets)
- Domestic animals
- Town planning
- Trees and footpaths
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What are 5 areas that the state government are responsible for?
- State planning
- Law enforcement
- Power, gas, water and sewerage
- Prisons
- Public transport
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What are 5 areas that the federal government are responsible for?
- Marriage
- Trade
- Telecommunications
- Currency
- Defence
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