Parliament Then And Now
15 Questions
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Questions and Answers
- 1.Which of the following is an example of a decision that the Western Australian Parliament would make?
- A.
What age you can leave school
- B.
Roads that will be built
- C.
What you should learn at school
- D.
All of the above
- 2.How many members of the Legislative Council were there in 1870?
- A.
12
- B.
4
- C.
18
- D.
20
- 3.The new Parliament House of Western Australia opened for business in 1906. True or False?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.Women became members of parliament in __________________
- 5.In what year did Edith Cowan become elected into Parliament?
- A.
1921
- B.
1920
- C.
1922
- D.
1924
- 6.Edith Cowan's image can be found on a $20 note. True or False?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.What change to voting took place in 1962?
- A.
Men over the age of 21 years
- B.
Females were allowed to vote
- C.
Aboriginals were given the right to vote
- D.
The voting age was lowered to 18 years old
- 8.Who is responsible for running the state of Western Australia?
- A.
Governor
- B.
Prime Minister
- C.
Premier
- D.
Mayor
- 9.The political party or coalition party who wins the most legislative seats at an election wins the right to form government. True or False?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.The Premier is the head of the State. Who is the head of the entire nation of Australia?
- A.
Prime Minister
- B.
President
- C.
Queen
- D.
All of the above
- 11.Select the Symbols used in parliament
- A.
Black Rod
- B.
Black Cane
- C.
Mace
- D.
Black Mace
- 12.What does a stenographer do?
- A.
Type speeches from parliament
- B.
Write notes in parliament
- C.
Welcome to parliament session
- D.
All of the above
- 13.Who is responsible for approving a new bill?
- A.
Legislative council
- B.
Legislative assembly
- C.
Premier
- D.
Voters
- 14.No bill can become law until is passed through both legislative councils. True or False?
- A.
True
- B.
False
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