Yr8 Civics Revision Quiz

Which of these is NOT one of the three branches of Government?

What is a Referendum?

What does the right to a fair trial mean?

A secular country is one in which...

You are not allowed to be a citizen of more than one country.

Which of these laws might you break by sexting?

Which is the largest religion in Australia?

What is Customary Law?

Which of these is a Responsibility of all Australian Citizens

Which form of government operates in Australia?

Many migrants started arriving from this country in the mid 1970s.

Australia is a multicultural nation

Before 1967, Aboriginal people were not counted in Australia's population

What does the right to legal representation mean?

Who apologised to the stollen generations in 2008?

The Immigration Restriction Act of 1901 is better known as...

Which of these public holidays is religious?

More than half of Australians do not follow any religion

Who makes statutory law?

If you are born in Australia, you are automatically an Australian Citizen

What is the Burden of Proof?

People who wish to become citizens must pass a test.

What event lead to a huge increase in migration in the mid 20th century?

What is Precedent?

If the majority of all Australians vote yes and at least half the states vote yes you get a:

Who makes common law?

At what age can you no longer be tried in a juvenile court?

What is the name of the highest court in Victoria?

What is the name of the highest court in Australia?

Which of these is covered by criminal law?

What are the names of the two houses in Australia's Parliament?

What is the symbol of democracy in Australia?

What does Terra Nullius mean?

What event lead to large numbers of chinese migrants arriving in Australia?

What is the maximum sentence possible in Australian law?

Which of these is not a freedom enjoyed by all Australian citizens?

Which laws prevent you from taking spray paint on trains?

Who is the Australian head of state?

What is the Presumption of Innocence?

What is a migrant?