1003CCJ PASS Week 3 Quiz

What is the highest source of law in Australia?

• A) Federal Parliament
  
  

• B) The High Court

• C) The Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900

• D) The States' Constitutions

When did Australia become a Federation?

• A) 1 January 1900

• B) 1 January 1901

• C) 1 January 1902

• D) 25 December 1901

What is required to change the Australian Constitution?

• A) A majority vote in Parliament

• B) Approval by the States only

• C) A referendum with a double majority

• D) A unanimous vote by the High Court

Which of the following is a responsibility of the Commonwealth government in Australia?

• A) Health services

• B) Policing

• C) Defence

• D) Education

What is the main role of the High Court of Australia?

• A) To create new laws

• B) To legislate on federal issues

• C) To interpret the Constitution and strike down laws inconsistent with it

• D) To pass laws on taxation

Which document formally established the Federation of Australia?

• A) The Australian Constitution Act 1901

• B) The Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900

• C) The Statute of Westminster 1931

• D) The Federation Act of 1901

What principle ensures that no one is above the law in Australia?

• A) Separation of Powers

• B) Rule of Law

• C) Constitutionalism

• D) Judicial Review

What does Section 51 of the Australian Constitution do?

• A) Lists the areas where the High Court has power

• B) Sets out the heads of power under which the federal Parliament can legislate

• C) Defines the powers of the Prime Minister

• D) Specifies how the Constitution can be amended

Which of the following is a feature of a ‘liberal democracy’?

• A) Limited individual freedom

• B) Government by a monarch

• C) Separation of powers and individual freedoms

• D) Direct decision-making by the public on all issues

What is a major feature of the Australian federal system of government?

• A) The federal government has exclusive lawmaking power in all areas

• B) States have plenary powers except in areas covered by Section 51

• C) The Commonwealth can make laws only on foreign affairs

• D) The High Court has no role in federalism