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1. When did this occur? Federation occurred on the 1st of January 1901.

2. What did it mean for Australia’s colonies? It meant they joined together to become what we know today as Australia.

3. Explain the role of the Governor General The Governor General is the Queens representative of Australia. the governor genral sits as one of the members of the federal government of Australia. She/he as may significant powers, though spends most of his/her time attending official functions such as the opening of new schools, award ceremonies and many more. 4. What is the constitution? The constitution is a set of principles that Australia has made. It describes many things such as how parliament works, how state and federal levels share there responsibilities and many more. 5. Explain the meaning of federalism and bicameralism. Federalism: The federal principle of government. Bicameralism: Having two houses, chambers, or branches, as a legislative body.


 * Explain the three levels of government in Australia. **


 * Federal: **
 * Federal is the highest level of government. The federal government is separated into two parts; the House of Representatives and the senate. Parliament house is run by the Federal government. **


 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;">State: **
 * <span style="color: #ff0066; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;">State is the 2nd level of government. State is a government that shares political powers with the federal government. All six states in Australia have a state Government. **


 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;">Local: **
 * <span style="color: #ff0066; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;">Local government is the lowest Government in Australia. States and territories have a lot of local governments within their borders. Not all suburbs/towns have a local government, but each local government controls 3 to 4 suburbs within the area. **


 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;">Write a brief explanation on the roles and responsibilities of each level of government. **


 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;">Federal: **
 * <span style="color: #ff0066; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;">Federal is the government that takes control over the whole of Australia. The responsibilities of the Australian Federal government are many things such as: **

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 * <span style="color: #ff0066; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 96pt;">Banking
 * <span style="color: #ff0066; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 96pt;">The nation's money system
 * <span style="color: #ff0066; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 106.35pt;">Looking after airports of Australia
 * <span style="color: #ff0066; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 106.35pt;">The defence forces of Australia
 * <span style="color: #ff0066; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 78pt;">The relationship between Australia and the rest of the world
 * <span style="color: #ff0066; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 78pt;">Immigration (The movement of people from other countries into Australia)
 * <span style="color: #ff0066; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 78pt;">Postal services
 * <span style="color: #ff0066; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 78pt;">Pensions
 * <span style="color: #ff0066; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 78pt;">Telecommunications and Broadcasting
 * <span style="color: #ff0066; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 78pt;">Telecommunications and Broadcasting
 * <span style="color: #ff0066; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 124.35pt; text-align: center;">All of these in Australia are controlled by the Federal government of Australia. **

**<span style="color: #ff0066; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14.5pt; text-align: center;">All of these in Australia are controlled by the Federal government of Australia. **

** State: **

**<span style="color: #ff0066; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14.5pt; text-align: center;">State government is the government that controls your state or territory in Australia; e.g. NSW. The state government takes control of many things such as: ** <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 103.05pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;">
 * <span style="color: #ff0066; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19px;">Electricity and gas supplies **
 * <span style="color: #ff0066; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19px;">Agriculture **
 * <span style="color: #ff0066; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19px;">Health **
 * <span style="color: #ff0066; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19px;">Housing **
 * <span style="color: #ff0066; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19px;">Law and order **
 * <span style="color: #ff0066; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19px;">Education **

**<span style="color: #ff0066; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14.5pt; text-align: center;">All of these in Australia are controlled by your state government of Australia. **

** Local: **

**<span style="color: #ff0066; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14.5pt; text-align: center;">Local government is the government that takes control of your local area; e.g. Liverpool. Your local area has responsibilities such as: **

**<span style="color: #ff0066; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14.5pt; text-align: center;">All of these in Australia are controlled by your local governor. **
 * **Libraries**
 * **Rubbish Collection**
 * **Buildings**
 * **Swimming Pools**
 * **Child Care Centre's**
 * **Drains**
 * **Footpaths**
 * **Street Signs**
 * <span style="color: #ff0066; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19px; line-height: 29px;">**Traffic Control**
 * **Animal Control**

** Name the title for the leaders of each level of government. **

**<span style="color: #ff0066; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14.5pt; text-align: center;">Federal: Prime Minister (PM for short) **

**<span style="color: #ff0066; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14.5pt; text-align: center;">State: Premier; the territory governor is called the Chief Minister. **

**<span style="color: #ff0066; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14.5pt; text-align: center;">Local: Mayor **

** How are decisions made and passed into law at a state and federal level? **
 * <span style="color: #ff0066; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 54pt;">At a state and federal level, the law starts at the House of Representatives, and all members in the House of Representatives will have to create a bill and than agree on it. Then it gets passed into the senate, and if they agree on it, it becomes a law. **


 * <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Explain the symbols on the Australian coat of arms. Include an image of the coat of arms in your response. ** <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 18px; line-height: 0px;">**﻿**
 * <span style="color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">The Shield consists of six symbols, which represents the 6 Australian states. Each state has its own symbol. The 2 animals on the side of the shield are Australian animals. The one on the left is a kangaroo and the one on the right is an Emu. The scroll on the bottom of the picture says Australia. The reason it says Australia is because the coat of arms is one of the representatives of Australia. Wattle also sprays in the background, as wattles are an Australian native plant. **



<span style="color: #ce0dde; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">List some of the tasks of the Australian Prime Minister.
 * <span style="color: #4035f3; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">The prime minister is in charge of: **

<span style="color: #4035f3; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px; text-align: center;">**Selecting other senators to become ministers**

<span style="color: #4035f3; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px; text-align: center;">**Representing Australia overseas**

<span style="color: #4035f3; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px; text-align: center;">**Deciding what’s best for Australia**

<span style="color: #4035f3; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px; text-align: center;">**Deciding and holding an election**

<span style="color: #4035f3; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px; text-align: center;">**Leading the House of Representatives**

<span style="color: #4035f3; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px; text-align: center;">**The Prime Minister controls the whole of Australia, and takes care of many other things as well.**



**<span style="color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; line-height: normal;">Write a short explanation of the voting process used in Australia. ** **<span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; line-height: normal;">At first, each person has to vote for the representative of his or her party in their local area. If they don’t vote, they will have to pay a fine for not voting. Whoever receives the most votes for the area will be elected and receive a seat in the House of Representatives or the senate. Whatever party receives the most seats in the senate will become Australia’s Prime Minister. **



**<span style="color: #ff0066; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Look at these symbols for some of the political parties that exist in Australia. ** __**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">The nationals: **__ <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">**I think that the reason they used green and gold was because they are the Australian colours and in a way the colours are catchy. They are catchy to Australians because when they see those colours they know that it is more than likely about their country.** __**<span style="color: #ff0066; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">The democrats **__ **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">I think that the reason is the same as the nationals. The reason why they used green and gold was because they are the Australian colours and in a way the colours are catchy. They are catchy to Australians because when they see those colours they know that it is more than likely about their country. ** __**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">The Greens: **__ **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">The Greens chose green and white because the greens are enviromentally friendly and green is the colour of the enviroment. Their name is also THE GREENS and therefore they should use the colour green. ** __**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Liberal: **__ **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">T ****<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">he reason they used the colours blue, white and red is because they are the colours of the Australian flag and their logo is to do with the Australian flag. ** __**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Labor: **__ **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">I also think that The reason they u ****<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">sed the colours blue, white and red is because they are the colours of the Australian flag and their logo is to do with the Australian flag. ** <span style="color: #ff0066; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 54pt; marginbottom: 0pt; marginleft: 54pt; marginright: 0cm; margintop: 0cm; tabstops: list 54.0pt; textindent: -18pt;">**Design your own logo for the Australian People’s Party. Explain why you choose the images and colours you used.** **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Kangaroo: The Kangaroo is one of the Australian native animals. This is the reason why I chose the kangaroo as one of my symbols. ** **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Gumtree: The gumtree is the tree that produces eucalyptus. This tree is an Australian native plant and that is why I chose it as one of my symbols. ** **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">coins: This money is the Australian currency and cannot be found anywhere else. This is why I chose it as one of my symbols. ** **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Australia: This image of Australia makes us realise that we are all one and that we are all together an Australian nation. ** **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Yellow and green background: these 2 colours are Australian colours for sporting events and represent us as colours of Australia and that is why I chose those 2 colours as my background. **
 * <span style="color: #ff0066; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Think about what each symbol represents and why they have used the colours and symbols in their logo. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">﻿[[image:ausie_pp.JPG width="800" height="600"]] **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">The Australian flag: the reason I chose the Australian flag was because we are all one as Australia and this is one of our Australian Representitives. **



<span style="color: #b000f0; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">though the 2 main party's are Liberal and Labor.
 * <span style="color: #b000f0; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">There are 3 levels of government: Federal (Prime Minister), state (Premier) and local (Mayor)
 * <span style="color: #b000f0; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">The Prime Minister is Julia Gillard
 * <span style="color: #b000f0; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Julia Gillard represents the Labor Party
 * <span style="color: #b000f0; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">She is the first Female Prime Minister of Australia
 * <span style="color: #b000f0; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">The Premier of NSW is Kristina Keneally
 * <span style="color: #b000f0; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">The Kristina Keneally represents the labor party
 * <span style="color: #b000f0; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Governor General is Quentin Bryce
 * <span style="color: #b000f0; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Governor House is in Canberra
 * <span style="color: #b000f0; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Parliament House is in Canberra
 * <span style="color: #b000f0; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">there are 6 party's, Liberal, Labor, The nationals, Australian Democrats, Greens and One Nation,
 * <span style="color: #b000f0; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">the Governor General is the Queens representative