GOVERNMENT AND PARLIAMENT
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- Citizens will vote for a person in each electorate (geographical area), during an election.
- HOW THE GOVERNMENT IS FORMED
- The person with the most votes will be elected to parliament, where they are called a Member of Parliament (MP). The political party with the most MP’s form up the government.
- The Senate has the power to review any legislation, policies, etc, to keep the Government in check.They are also spread out evenly throughout the country, unlike the House of Representatives. There are 76 senators in the Senate
- SENATE
- The House of Representatives come up with legislation before becoming laws.They represent a geographic area, known as electorates or seats. There are 151 member of parliament in the House of Representatives.
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PARLIAMENTThe Government has the majority of the House of Representatives while the Parliament is apart of the law making branch in the Australian Government.
- WHY WE HAVE THE BICAMERAL SYSTEM IN AUSTRALIAThe Bicameral System is in place so that power is not concentrated in one area.
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