Year 7 The Constitution

Which parliament passed The Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act in 1900?

• The Australian Parliament

• The United Nations

• The British Parliament

• The Victorian state parliament

The Australian Constitution is best defined as:

• A set of rules by which Australia is run

• A list of laws in Australia

• A Bill of Rights

• A declaration of independence

On which date did the Australian Constitution come into effect?

• 1 January 1901

• 26 January 1788

• 9 May 1988

• 11 November 1975

The Australian Constitution separately addresses the powers of which 3 groups?

• The Prime Minister, Cabinet ministers and shadow ministers

• The federal, state and local governments

• The Executive, Legislative and Judiciary

• The Government, Opposition and crossbench

Which of the following is a key feature of the Australian Constitution?

• An Australian Parliament is responsible for national law-making

• Six state governments responsible for state matters

• The High Court of Australia as the final court of appeal

• All of the options

What is the process by which Australians can change the Constitution?

• Referendum vote

• Parliamentary vote

• Only the Queen can change it

• Plebiscite vote

True or False: Of 44 proposed changes to the Australian Constitution, only 8 have passed.

• True

• False

What is the most important document in Australian Government history?

• The Law Bible

• Referendum

• The Australian Constitution

• Rights and Responsibilities

Australia has a national bicameral Parliament consisting of _____ houses

• one

• two

• three

• four

What are the two houses of Parliament?

• House of Legislation and the Senate

• House of Representatives and the Senate

• House of Senate and House of Representatives

• House of Legislation and House of Representatives