New Zealand Environmental Institutions

What type of government does Aotearoa New Zealand have?

• Constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system

• Constitutional oligarchy with a parliamentary system

• Independent republic with a presidential system

• Communist dictatorship with a presidential system

When was the New Zealand Parliament (General Assembly) established?

• 1848

• 1851

• 1854

• 1863

The role of the Executive branch of Aotearoa New Zealand's government is to...

• ...to scrutinise the Legislature and Judiciary

• ...decide policy, propose laws, and administer the law

• ...to make laws, to represent, and the scrutinise the other branches of government

• ...to apply the law

The role of the Legislature branch of Aotearoa New Zealand's government is to...

• ...to scrutinise the Judiciary

• ...decide policy, propose laws, and administer the law

• ...to make laws, to represent, and the scrutinise the Executive

• ...to apply the law

The role of the Judiciary branch of Aotearoa New Zealand's government is to...

• ...to scrutinise the Legislature

• ...decide policy, propose laws, and administer the law

• ...to make laws, to represent, and the scrutinise the Executive

• ...to apply the law

Which entity is considered to be "the fourth branch of government" in Aotearoa New Zealand?

• the court system

• the media

• the financial sector

• the retail sector

Government has the _______________ of the House of Representatives.

• assurance

• trust

• majority

• confidence

Cabinet decisions operate on principles of...

• confidentiality and trust

• unanimity and confidentiality

• unacceptability and confidentiality

• trust and unanimity

What is the supreme law-making body in Aotearoa New Zealand?

• Parliament

• Cabinet

• House of Representatives

• Prime Minister

In which year was the Ministry for the Environment established?

• 1986

• 1984

• 1987

• 1991