Year 7 Civics Week 1

A constitution provides a system of rules that government is required to follow is an

Responsibilities of the federal parliament include

What groups/people make up judicial arm of the State Government in Queensland

What groups/people make up Legislative arm of the State Government in Queensland

A form of government in which the people determine how they will be governed is

Allows for a clear distinction between the powers of federal parliament & state parliaments

Responsibilities of state parliament are known

What groups/people make up executive arm of the Federal Government

Responsibilities of the federal parliament are known as

Responsibilities of Local Councils include

Separation of powers are

A written constitution includes some rights and freedoms to be enjoyed by all citizens

A written constitution can be difficult to change as society changes.

Responsibilities of state parliament include

Enforcing a constitution depends on the willingness of everyone to obey it.

What groups/people make up executive arm of the State Government in Queensland

Written documents can be open to interpretation. Some words have a number of different meanings

Division of powers are

What groups/people make up judicial arm of the Federal Government

. . . . . . . . of powers provides a system of checks and balances on the power of government.

Formation of one country from separate states/colonies lawmaking shared national & state govs

A process of allowing the people to vote (yes/no) on an important issue is

What groups/people make up legislative arm of the Federal Government

In Australia laws have to be made by a democratically elected parliament, not by any individual

A set of rules that determines the structure of government and its law-making powers is