Year 8 Sose- What Do You Know About The Australian Government?
This quiz is designed to be used to assess students' prior knowledge before commencing a unit on the Australian Government.
- 1.Who is the current Australian Prime Minister?
- A.
Peter Costello
- B.
John Howard
- C.
Kevin Rudd
- D.
Julia Gillard
- 2.Which of the following is NOT a political party in Australia?
- A.
Liberal party
- B.
The Greens
- C.
Labor party
- D.
Communist party
- 3.How many levels of government does Australia have?
- A.
3
- B.
6
- C.
4
- D.
2
- 4.The House of Representatives is lower house of the Federal level of the Australian government?
- A.
TRUE
- B.
FALSE
- 5.The Prime Minister is the leader of;
- A.
Melbourne
- B.
Victoria
- C.
Australia
- D.
Hoppers Crossing
- 6.Australia has a democratic system of government. Democracy is best described as;
- A.
A system where there is one leader, who makes all the important decisions concerning the country, without consultation the country's citizens.
- B.
A system of government where a group of people make decision to better their country.
- C.
A system of government where the citizens of the country elect leaders to represent them and their views.
- D.
A system where the Prime Minister is elected by the people to represent them, and then he/she chooses who will work for him/her.
- 7.Which level of government is responsible for taxation and terrorism
- A.
State
- B.
Federal
- C.
Local
- 8.How many houses or chambers, are there in both state and federal Parliament?
- A.
0
- B.
2
- C.
3
- D.
1
- 9.Which political party currently holds the power at the federal level of government? (that is the party in charge at the national level).
- A.
Labor
- B.
Liberal
- C.
The Nationals
- D.
The Greens
- 10.How many states and territories do we have in Australia?
- A.
2 states and 6 territories.
- B.
6 states and 3 territories.
- C.
4 states and 1 territory.
- D.
6 states and 2 territories.
- 11.A member of Parliament who has been given a responsibility to look after a particular area is referred to as:
- A.
An important person
- B.
A minister
- C.
A backbencher
- D.
Person of responsinbility
- 12.What two things are most important when we are looking at our government?
- A.
That they are representative of the people, and responsible for the people of Australia
- B.
That they make Australia look good to other countries
- C.
That they make good decisions for the country
- D.
That they dont fight with each other during discussions in Parliament
- 13.Australia became a federation in which year?
- A.
1905
- B.
1995
- C.
1900
- D.
1901
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