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    Year 10 Legal Studies

    STRUCTURE OF AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT

    Using this weblink to complete the tasks below -


    https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/parliament-and-its-people/

    AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT

    Complete the following diagram that illustrates the structure of Australian Parliament:

    THE LOWER HOUSE

     What is this house called?


     How many people sit in this house?
     Who choose the people that sit in this house?
     How is government formed?
     What is the main role of this house?

    THE UPPER HOUSE

     In what way do the states have equal representation?


     What is the role of this house?
     How is this different to the Lower House?

    THE QUEEN’S REPRESENTATIVE

     What is their title in the Australian Parliament?

    Why do we have two Houses in the Australian system of parliament? What is this system called?
    Using the Victorian parliament website, complete the tasks below
    https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/

    VICTORIAN PARLIAMENT

    Complete the following diagram that illustrates the structure of Victorian Parliament:

    THE LOWER HOUSE

     How many people sit in this house?


     Who choose the people that sit in this house?
     How is government formed?
     What is the main role of this house?

    THE UPPER HOUSE

     What is the role of the Upper House?


     How is this different to the Lower House?
     Who chooses who sits in this house?

    THE QUEEN’S REPRESENTATIVE

     What is their title in the Victorian Parliament?

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