KF-ENGLISH

= = __ All about the Government __

__ The Prime Minister= __ Our PM is Tony Abbott. Some of his responsibilities are….. __ Voting and Election= __ Australia has a federal election every 3 years. Every Australian citizen has to vote. Effective advertising is important for an election. The PM chooses the election date. Parliament then closes down so the election can start.
 * Education and funding
 * Defence, trade and international relations.
 * Social security and health policy.
 * Nationally indigenous problems.
 * Customs, quarantine, immigrations.
 * Phone calls, post and industrial relations.
 * High court, family court.

__ Australian Perspective= __ __ Democracy __ Democracy is one of the oldest forms of government. Democracy was born in the ancient Greece. Meetings of the assembly were held on a hill called the Pnyx. __ Do you think Australia has a fair system of government?? __ I think we have a far system of government because Tony Abbott does his job and he organises what he has to do. He does it well. __ What would the ideal government look like?? __ They would be doing the job looking after Australia and its people, not slacking off, looking after the country, fighting for justice

__ Federation= __ __ When did this occur?? __ The idea of Federation, that the 6 colonies sharing the continent of Australia (as well as Fiji and New Zealand) should join together to form an independent nation, was first put forward in the 1850’s. __ What ____ did this mean for Australia’s colonies?? __ It meant that all 6 Australian colonies had to join together. __ The role of governor general!! __ The Governor General does not participate directly in making political decisions. The Governor General does __ The meaning of federation and bicameralism!! __ That the national legislature, the parliament of the Commonwealth would be bicameral. __ What is the constitution?? __ A constitution is a written description of how the colony was to be governed. __ Coat of Arms= __ The coat of arms consists of badges from each of the Australian states. On the left side stands a red kangaroo, on the right side stands an emu. Beneath is a scroll that says Australia. Wattle sprays from the background (flower). The symbol in the middle is a shield. It can be shown on cricket caps and Australian passports.
 * Sign all government legislation
 * Host official functions
 * Represent Australia overseas
 * Open each session of parliament
 * Swear in new government ministers

__ 3 Tired Systems __ __ Local= __ Russell Matheson = Macarthur Your local government would look after your local area. There responsibilities are to look after the local area. __ State= __ Mike Baird = NSW Premier Your state government would look after your state, for us it would be NSW. Responsibilities are to look after the state __ Federal= __ Tony Abbott = Australia And your federal government would look after your country (Australia). Responsibilities are to look after the country. __ How are decisions made and passed into law at a state or federal level?? __ They get the law passed through by building a building regulation.

__ Political Parties __