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Australia Part 1
Test Description: Economics and government
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The Governor General in Australia is ______________________ .
A
Appointed by the Prime Minister
B
Inherited
C
Appointed by the Queen
D
Elected by the People
2) The House of Representatives in Australia is ________________________.
A
Appointed by the Prime Minister
B
Inherited
C
Elected by the People
D
Appointed by the Queen
3) The Senate in Australia is ____________________.
A
Appointed by the Prime Minister
B
Appointed by the Queen
C
Appointed by the Parliament
D
Appointed by the Governor General with advice from the Prime Minister
4) The Prime Minister of Australia, and Canada are ______________________.
A
Inherited
B
Elected by the People
C
elected by Parliament
D
appointed by the Queen
5) Which best describes the type of government in Australia?
A
communist
B
constitutional monarchy
C
democracy
D
parliamentary republic
6) Which best describes the type of economy of Australia?
A
mixed
B
market
C
traditional
D
command
7) Most democracies have a government with three branches: the executive, the legislative, and the judicial. In Australia and New Zealand, the head of the executive branch is the________________________.
A
Prime Minister
B
Governor General
C
Supreme Court
D
Parliament
8) When the Queen is not in Australia who is in charge of the legislature?(Be Careful!)
A
senate
B
ministers of state
C
governor general
D
prime minister
9) Australian legislature is ____________________ meaning two houses.
A
unicameral
B
quadrilcammeral
C
tricameral
D
bicameral
10) How long are the terms of office in the Australian House of Representatives?
A
6years
B
2years
C
4years
D
3years
11) Australia’s political structure can best be described as a_______________________.
A
dictatorship
B
parliamentary system
C
federal system
D
feudality
12) The governments of Australia and New Zealand today are most similar to the government of which other country?
A
United Kingdom
B
Germany
C
Spain
D
France
13) Australia has a high Gross Domestic Product (GDP). What is the MAIN reason for this?
A
High tax rates
B
Immigrants with low paying jobs
C
Educated workers
D
tariffs received from other countries
14) How is the Prime Minister chosen in Australia?
A
By the party with the majority in Parliament (legislature)
B
Appointed by the Queen
C
Voted for directly by the people
D
Appointed by the Governor-General
15) In the Australian government, what is the name of the upper house of the legislature?
A
House of Lords
B
House of Commons
C
Senate
D
House of Representatives
16) In the Australian government, what is the name of the lower house of the legislature?
A
House of Commons
B
House of Representatives
C
Senate
D
House of Lords
17) In the Australian government, who is the head of state if the Queen is not in Australia?
A
Governor General
B
President
C
Prime Minster
D
High Judge
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