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22 Cards in this Set
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Name 1 sections of the constitution |
Section 80 –Trial by jury |
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Name another section of the constitiution |
Section 59 - Disallowance by the Queen |
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How can the constitution be changed |
Referendum |
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What is a referendum |
Vote ‘yes’ or ‘no’ Changes the constitution where everyone votes |
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How many times has a referendum succeeded andone example |
8 changes 1966 aboriginals vote |
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Capitalism |
A privatelyowned economic system |
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Federation |
A political system where there is a federal government and each state has its own government |
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Suffrage |
the right to vote |
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Constitution |
Rules that guide how a political organisation works
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Trade Union |
Made to protect the rights/common interests of members (mainly wages, benefits and working conditions)
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Nationalism |
Common interests of a country
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Democracy |
A democracy is a form of government in which the people, either directly or indirectly, take part in governing
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Working class |
rugby, age fast, work hard, football match, going to the beach if they could afford the tram fair
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Middle class |
Sing alongs, picnics, card parties, opera
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Upper clas |
Tennis, fat, rich, travel
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What is self- government |
A government that is controlled by it’s own people. When a government is politically independent
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Growth of cities (Melbourne) |
Rapid increase of population due to the gold rush
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· What is the white Australian policy? |
The White Australia Policy unofficially began inthe 1850's in an attempt to create a uni-racial Australia. The policydiscriminated against any person who was non-European and those of colouredraces by refusing to allow them to enter the country. The policy succeeded indoing this until the end of World War II, when the bans on immigration began tobe loosened. |
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· How many years did the White Australian policy take to demolish? |
25 years |
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When was the White Australian policy demolished? |
1973 |
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Who was the prime minister responsible forabolishing the White Australian policy? |
Harold Holt |
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Gold rush changes on the Australian society |
Law and Order Population ... |
