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Quiz to test prior knowledge of history of Australia’s political and legal system
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Based on your prior knowledge, how much do you know about the history of Australia’s political and legal system?
Average amount
Not much at all
A fair amount
A lot
2
Who is Australia's head of state?
The Australian Governor-General
The British Monarch
The Australian Prime Minister
The British Prime Minister
3
What does federalism in Australia entail?
Federalism divides power between the different parts of the Federation
Federalism means we only have a federal government
Federalism means that Australia is a confederacy
Federalism entails an alliance between Australia, the US and Britain
4
What date was the Commonwealth of Australia established?
4 July 1776
31 December 1999
26 January 1901
1 January 1901
5
What is the oldest political party in Australia?
The Greens
The Liberal Party
The Labor Party
The United Australia Party
6
Australia is a parliamentary democracy, and its design was strongly influenced by its British colonial origins.
True
False
7
Australia has a mixed system of government. It is a:
Representative democracy
Constitutional monarchy
Federation of states
All of the above
8
Before 1788, what political and legal system existed in pre-colonial Australia?
Complex Aboriginal system of lore (law)
Dutch political and legal system
There was no system
British political and legal system
9
In 1788, the British declared Australia
terra nullius
. What did this mean?
The land was already occupied
The British would return back to Britain
Not inhabited by peoples with settled laws or customs
The land was peaceful
10
The British system of government is known as the Washington system
False
True
