Australia - Government & Economy
  • 1. Australia has _____ states.
A) six
B) zero
C) fifty
D) ten
  • 2. Who is the figurehead leader of Australia?
A) Parliament
B) the President
C) Queen Elizabeth II
D) the Prime Minister
  • 3. Which of these describes the type of government in Australia?
A) Federal Presidential Democracy
B) Unitary Parliamentary Autocracy
C) Federal Parliamentary Democracy
D) Confederation
  • 4. Who elects the members of Parliament?
A) the Prime Minister
B) Queen Elizabeth II
C) the Ministry
D) the citizens 18 years or older
  • 5. Who selects the Prime Minister of Australia?
A) the Ministry
B) the citizens 18 years or older
C) the Governor-General
D) the members of Parliament
  • 6. What are the two sections of Parliament in Australia called?
A) House of Representatives and Senate
B) Bundestag and Bundesrat
C) majority and minority
D) Prime Minister and Governor-General
  • 7. Australia has the ________ voter turnout in the world, because it is __________ to vote in Australia
A) lowest, not required
B) highest, not required
C) highest, mandatory
D) lowest, mandatory
  • 8. Who selects the Governor-General of Australia?
A) Parliament
B) Queen Elizabeth II
C) Ministry
D) The Prime Minister
  • 9. Who is the most powerful person in the Australian government?
A) President
B) Queen
C) Prime Minister
D) Governor-General
  • 10. In Australia, each citizen has an understood right to vote, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and equal rights.
A) True
B) False
  • 11. Australia has one of the freest economies in the world because the government controls everything.
A) False
B) True
  • 12. The ______________ used a traditional form of economy in Australia where people farmed, hunted, and gathered their food.
A) Aborigines
B) British
C) Dutch
D) Americans
  • 13. What trade barrier did Australia have on Yugoslavia in 1998?
A) a tariff
B) they never had a trade barrier with any country
C) a quota
D) an embargo
  • 14. Which of these is NOT an example of Australia investing in human capital?
A) good health care system
B) building better highways
C) skills training in the job force
D) requiring children to attend school
  • 15. What type of economy does Australia have today?
A) Command Economy
B) Mixed Market Economy
C) Traditional Economy
D) Mixed Traditional Economy
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