The Senate
"The upper house"
- Is spread equally across the country and represents the state and territories
- Has the ability to say no to the legislation that comes out of The house of Reps
- Has the power to keep the members from The house of Reps in check
- Where legislation comes from before becoming the law
- Members of House of Reps represent a geographic area, known as electorates
There are 76
senators in the senate!
There are 151 MP's in The house of Representatives!
However if a party gets more than 76 seats then they form a government
The House of Representatives
"The lower house"
A government is the
political party that has a majority in the House of Representatives
A parliament is the branch of the government of Australia,
consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
A government is formed when the political party with the most seats becomes the
ruling party, therefore if that party gets more than 76 seats, they get to form a government.
This system in used for the government in Australia to ensure fairness, so one house does not consume all the power over the other.
The Senate
"The upper house"
- Is spread equally across the country and represents the state and territories
- Has the ability to say no to the legislation that comes out of The house of Reps
- Has the power to keep the members from The house of Reps in check
- Where legislation comes from before becoming the law
- Members of House of Reps represent a geographic area, known as electorates
There are 76
senators in the senate!
There are 151 MP's in The house of Representatives!
However if a party gets more than 76 seats then they form a government
The House of Representatives
"The lower house"
A government is the
political party that has a majority in the House of Representatives
A parliament is the branch of the government of Australia,
consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
A government is formed when the political party with the most seats becomes the
ruling party, therefore if that party gets more than 76 seats, they get to form a government.
This system in used for the government in Australia to ensure fairness, so one house does not consume all the power over the other.
The Senate
"The upper house"
- Is spread equally across the country and represents the state and territories
- Has the ability to say no to the legislation that comes out of The house of Reps
- Has the power to keep the members from The house of Reps in check
- Where legislation comes from before becoming the law
- Members of House of Reps represent a geographic area, known as electorates
There are 76
senators in the senate!
There are 151 MP's in The house of Representatives!
However if a party gets more than 76 seats then they form a government
The House of Representatives
"The lower house"
A government is the
political party that has a majority in the House of Representatives
A parliament is the branch of the government of Australia,
consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
A government is formed when the political party with the most seats becomes the
ruling party, therefore if that party gets more than 76 seats, they get to form a government.
This system in used for the government in Australia to ensure fairness, so one house does not consume all the power over the other.
The Senate
"The upper house"
- Is spread equally across the country and represents the state and territories
- Has the ability to say no to the legislation that comes out of The house of Reps
- Has the power to keep the members from The house of Reps in check
- Where legislation comes from before becoming the law
- Members of House of Reps represent a geographic area, known as electorates
There are 76
senators in the senate!
There are 151 MP's in The house of Representatives!
However if a party gets more than 76 seats then they form a government
The House of Representatives
"The lower house"
A government is the
political party that has a majority in the House of Representatives
A parliament is the branch of the government of Australia,
consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
A government is formed when the political party with the most seats becomes the
ruling party, therefore if that party gets more than 76 seats, they get to form a government.
This system in used for the government in Australia to ensure fairness, so one house does not consume all the power over the other.