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FEDERATION *When did this occur? In 1901 *What did it mean for the Australia's colonies? That they became 1 country with 6 states *Explain the role of the Governor General? He performs the same constitutional role as the Queen *What is the constitution? A constitution is a set of rules by which a country or state is run *Explain the meaning of federalism and bicameralism? The federal principle or system of government Which model of Government has a bicameral legislature

THREE TIRED SYSTEM Explain the three levels of government in Australia? *There are 3 levels of Government and these are-Federal,State,Local Write a brief explanation on the roles and responsibilities of each level of Government? *Federal government is in charged of the hole of Australia and foreign affairs. *Local government is in charged of the town there in. *State government is in charged of the state they live in. Name the title for the leaders of each level of government? *Prime Minister(FEDERAL) *Premier(STATE) *Mayor(LOCAL) How are decisions made and passed into law at a state and federal level? *The bill must be agreed to identical from by both chambers and given Royal Assent by the Governor General. It is then known as an Act of Parliament.

COAT OF ARMS



Explain the symbols on the Australian coat of arms. Include an image of the coat of arms in your response.*Consists of a shield with the six badges of each of the 6 Australian state's *There is a red kangaroo *There is a emu *There is a scroll saying Australia *Wattle sprays in the background *The 2 animals on the coat of arms can't take a step back. It makes the government keep going forward.

THE PRIME MINISTER List some of the task's of the Australian Prime Minister. *Selecting other members and senators from the same party to be minister *Deciding with the ministers in cabinet what new laws should be introduced into Parliament *Representing the Australian Government over seas *Deciding when to call an election and leading the party in election *Chairing the weekly party meeting in which the party decides policy and examines new legislation *Leading the Government as the chief government spokes person in the House of Representatives.

VOTING AND ELECTIONS Write a short explanation of the voting process used in Australia. *You go to a voting place and you go to a booth and you get a piece of paper and you have to tick a box of what Prime Minister you want. You have to be 18 yrs and over

POLITICAL PARTIES Design your own logo for the AUSTRALIAN PEOPLE'S PARTY. Explain why you choose the images and colors you used? I chose the colors gold and green, because they are Australia's colors I chose the images(AUSSIE FLAG, SOUTHERN CROSS) because they are famous in Australia

AUSTRALIAN PERSPECTIVE *Democracy-explain in your own words what democracy means Democracy - Government of a country by leaders who have been elected by the people *Do you think Australia has a fair system of government-explain in your own words Yes because they keep people safe with the law and they have police, fire man and ambulence to keep us safe *What would the ideal government look like I like it how it is now, because Tony Abbott is trying to get reed of everything that is bad