australian government quiz

what are Australia's national colours?

• blue, red and white

• green and purple

• green and yellow

• there are no national colours

why did the colonies decide to federate?

• they thought it would be much funner to have more people to talk to

• they thought the colonies would work better if they all united

• they had to go to war and they would be stronger as one nation

the colour of the senate is _______ and the house of representatives is _______

what are the 3 levels of government?

• federal, state, local

• manual, federal, local

• rural, state, federal

• there are no levels of government

the last state to join the federation was...

• Queensland

• Victoria

• the northern territory

• western Australia

what is the power of the executive government

• power to make laws

• power to change laws

• power to put laws into action

• all of the above

the federal parliament is responsible for...

• mail

• schools

• swimming pools

• banks

there are _______ senators in the senate

there are ________ representatives in the house of representatives

how many chapters in the constitution

• 26

• 8

• 14

• 6