Question 1

What is a referendum

Accepted Answer

A vote by the people to change the Constitution

Question 2

What is required for a constitution to be changed in Australia through a referendum

Accepted Answer

A double majority of voters

Question 3

How can the Australian people change the Australian Constitution

Accepted Answer

By voting in a referendum

Question 4

How was the Australian Constitution originally passed

Accepted Answer

As part of a British Act of Parliament in 1990

Question 5

What happened in the 1967 Referendum in Australia

Accepted Answer

More than 90 of Australians voted Yes to allow Aboriginal peoples to be counted in the Census

Question 6

Why did people want a single nation for Australia

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 7

What was formed when the colonies united on 1 January 1901

Accepted Answer

The Commonwealth of Australia

Question 8

What does the Australian Constitution establish

Accepted Answer

The Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia

Question 9

Before 1901 how many separate colonies was Australia made up of

Accepted Answer

Six

Question 10

What power does the High Court of Australia have

Accepted Answer

To apply and interpret the laws of Australia

Question 11

Which Act is the Australian Constitution based on

Accepted Answer

The Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900

Question 12

What did each Australian colony have before 1901

Accepted Answer

Its own constitution and laws for defence immigration postage trade and transport

Question 13

What problems existed due to the separate colonies in Australia before the Federation

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 14

Before 1901 what was Australia made up of

Accepted Answer

Six separate selfgoverning British colonies

Question 15

What two bodies make up the Australian Parliament

Accepted Answer

House of Representatives and Senate

Question 16

Who established the High Court of Australia

Accepted Answer

The Australian Constitution

Question 17

When did the Australian Constitution come into effect uniting the colonies into one independent nation

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Question 18

In an Australian referendum what does a double majority refer to

Accepted Answer

A majority of voters in a majority of states and across the nation must vote for the change

Question 19

What was a significant weakness of the colonies before 1901

Accepted Answer

Weak systems of defence

Question 20

After which settlement was Australia made up of six separate selfgoverning colonies

Accepted Answer

British

Question 21

When did the separate colonies unite into a federation of states called the Commonwealth of Australia

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Question 22

What was a major issue between the separate Australian colonies before 1901

Accepted Answer

Slow and expensive trade and transport

Question 23

What is the Commonwealth of Australia

Accepted Answer

An independent nation formed by uniting six colonies in 1901

Question 24

What is the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900

Accepted Answer

A legal document that sets out the basic rules for the government of Australia

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How did we establish our system of government?

What is a referendum?

What is required for a constitution to be changed in Australia through a referendum?

How can the Australian people change the Australian Constitution?

How was the Australian Constitution originally passed?

What happened in the 1967 Referendum in Australia?

Why did people want a single nation for Australia?

What was formed when the colonies united on 1 January 1901?

What does the Australian Constitution establish?

Before 1901, how many separate colonies was Australia made up of?

What power does the High Court of Australia have?

Which Act is the Australian Constitution based on?

What did each Australian colony have before 1901?

What problems existed due to the separate colonies in Australia before the Federation?

Before 1901, what was Australia made up of?

What two bodies make up the Australian Parliament?

Who established the High Court of Australia?

When did the Australian Constitution come into effect, uniting the colonies into one independent nation?

In an Australian referendum, what does a ‘double majority’ refer to?

What was a significant weakness of the colonies before 1901?

After which settlement was Australia made up of six separate, self-governing colonies?

When did the separate colonies unite into a federation of states called the Commonwealth of Australia?

What was a major issue between the separate Australian colonies before 1901?

What is the Commonwealth of Australia?

What is the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900?

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