PARLIAMENT IN AUSTRALIA

WORK WITH A PARTNER TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

NAMES:___________________________________________________________________
Fill in the gaps in the following text with words from the list below. All words are used once only.
There is a choice of 3 dates for the date related question.
Australias system of democracy is based on the ______________________________________.

How many houses does the Commonwealth Parliament have? _____________. This is known as
a __________________ parliament. A unicameral parliament has __________ house.

What are the houses called? ________________________ ____________________________.

Australia adopted a ________________ ______________ and the first parliament met in

___________________ on____________________. Today, Australia has ________ parliaments,
_______ states, ________territories plus the _______________________parliament.

Our structure of government can be classified in three different ways:

A__________________________________or B)_________________________________

or C) _______________________________

MISSING WORDS:

SIX REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY NINE

SENATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WESTMINSTER

TWO MELBOURNE COMMONWEALTH

9 MAY 1901 FEDERATION 8 MAY 1901

5 SEPTEMBER 1901 CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY FEDERATION MODEL

ONE BICAMERAL TWO

WHO IS THE PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA?

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WHAT PARTY IS SHE/HE IN?

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WHAT ELECTORATE DOES HE/SHE REPRESENT?

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WHEN WERE THEY FIRST ELECTED TO PARLIAMENT?

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