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Federation occur in 1901.

Federation meant that the colonies became states and they gave more power to the Commonwealth Government.

The role of Governor General is the she is the representative of the queen, so when the queen tells the GG to do something the GG has to tell the Government what the queen said.

The Constitution is the set of legal principles [rules] by which Australia is governed, it tells people how the Parliament is composed, how the Parliament works, and lists the powers of the Parliament.

Federalism is when a group of members of Parliament come together to govern a Representative head.

Bicameralism means the two houses in Parliament.

The three levels of Government are, Federal Government state Government and local Government. Federal Governments Responsibilities are foreign affairs, social security, industrial relation trade, and currency. State Governments Responsibilties are, justice, consumer affairs, health, education, pubic transport and main roads. Local Responebilites are, local roads, garbarge collution, building and pubic The symbols on the Coat Of Arms mean, Kangroo and emu, wattle and all the bits on the the arm represent all the states.

Some of the PM tasks are seleting members and senters to be ministers, leads the health.

Their names are prime Minister-Premier-Mayor.

Decions are first passed though the aw by coming –up with the idea, then it goes to the House of Reps where they dicuse the idea and then they either agree/disagree then it goes to the Setate and then to the GG then she sighs it off.

govement as a chief spokesman, advices the GG about important appointments and much more.

You vote for a lection by going t to a school then getting theirnaes sighed off then voting with the Ballot paper then putting it in the Ballot box.

Democracy is when people have a disagreemet about a law and they fight for their Right, by Protesting to get what they want and sometimes they convines the government to change the law.

I think our Government is fair because we are aloud to vote, and some other Goverments are told what Leaders to have and how they have to vote.