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GOVERNMENT 1. >The Australian federation occurred in 1901 on the 1st of January > Federation meant that the six colonies of Australia became states and transferred some of their power to the commonwealth government. > The Governor Generals is the Queens representative here in Australia. She performs the same constitutional roles as what the queen would in the United Kingdom. >The constitution is a set of legal rules for Australian citizens to follow. >Federalism- is when a country has states with governments but they are combined and come under 1 national government or a federal government. Bicameralism- is a legislative made up of two houses. 2. > The three levels of government are federal state and local government. > The federal government takes care of the whole country. The state government takes care of one state. And local is a small government. > Federal = Prime Minister State = Premier Local =MP (member of parliament) > Someone thinks of law it goes to the House of Representatives and if it is passed it then goes to the Senate and if it is passed there it is then stamped by the Govenor General where it is made law.

>The Coat of Arms includes the six state badges, two native animals; the Emu and kangaroo, which are the only two animals that can’t run backwards, and the native tree is the Wattle.

4. >The tasks of the Prime Minister may include: -Providing political leadership for their party -Provide direction and leadership for the government -Act as the chief spokesperson in both parliament and in the community and many more

5. Australia enforces compulsory voting both at federal, state and territory voting. A Citizen can only vote once enrolled, 18+ and enrolling is mandatory. Australia uses various forms of preferential voting under this systems voters number the candidates in order of their preference this is also used in both upper and lower houses. Under this system they can vote “above the line” by just adding 1 or they can vote “below the line” where they can number the candidates in order of their preference. 6. > The ALP symbol has the three Australian colours red, white and blue. It also has the Southern Cross that can only be seen in the southern hemisphere. - Liberal has a blue logo and has the Australian flag on the bottom. -The Nationals are for regional Australia their logo is green for regional are for places out in the country which they have a lot of bush. -The Greens logo is green and they are called the greens so they might want to make the country green and then keep it green. -The Democrats logo is yellow they are honest, have tolerance and compassion. -The reason I chose the colours was that red, blue and white are the colours of the union jack that is the flag of Great Britain and Great Britain is the head country of our commonwealth. It has the Southern Cross that can be seen every night in Australia. It also has APP down the side, which stands for Australians People Party. 7. > Democracy- means that people are the government and have a say in everything that affects their lives. - Yes I think we have a fair government because in each electorate has its own member of parliament. The local members actually provide assistance in their community at a local level. This ensures that Federal and State Governments focus more on  the bigger issues.