Australia

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Australias Government
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Types of Governments

• Unitary- the central government holds the most
  power
• Confederation-the local governments hold the most
  power and give some authority to the central
  government
• Federal-the central and local governments share
  power

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Confederate Governments

• Example Commonwealth of Nations- Australia is a
  member
• The Commonwealth has no power to force any member
  to take action that it does not want to take.
• Instead the Commonwealth works to promote trade
  and solutions to common problems among the
  members.

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Federal Government

• Example Australia
• 6 states and 2 territories that make up the
  Commonwealth of Australia
• Each level of government has certain powers and
  duties

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Federal Government

• The Constitution of Australia is law of the land.
  It spells out rights, privileges, and duties
  given to each state and level of government.
• The federal government is responsible for things
  such as education and state police.

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Government

• Australia has a Parliamentary Democracy
• Members of Parliament (MPs) are elected by the
  citizens of the country

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Monarch

• Queen Elizabeth II - head of state for Australia

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Prime Minister

• Prime minister - head of the government (Chief
  Executive) and is chosen by the majority party in
  Parliament

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Governor-general

• The Queen chooses the Governor-general to perform
  duties as head of state and to represent
  Australia.
• The PM recommends a governor-general to the Queen.

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Citizen Rights and Responsibilities

• Citizens have the following freedoms
• Speech
• press
• Religion
• to choose a job
• travel
• VOTE

• People who are over 18 years of age must vote in
  an election every 4 years.
• Failure to vote can result in a fine and a court
  hearing.

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