THE SEPARATION OF POWERS
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What is the Separation of Powers?
What are Balances?
What are Checks?
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Statut
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The Executive
The Governor-General
What is the role of the Governor
General?
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The Legislature
What is the role of
Legislature?
(Draw or paste your own GG)
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LAW
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What is the role of the
Judiciary?
Legislature
LAW
How does the Judiciary act as a check on the
power of the Legislature and Executive?
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Judiciary
LAW
The Judiciary
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Label these toons
with the arm of
government they
represent?
Executive
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The Federal Executive Council
How does the legislature act as a check
on the power of the courts?
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(Draw or paste your own Executive here!)
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How is the number of seats in the House of
Representatives decided? ____________________________
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Justices
Chief Justice
What do
these
Year of
years
retirement
indicate?
What are the responsibilities of the Federal Executive Council?
2017
2024
2021
2015
2028
2022
2015
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French
Kiefel
Bell
Crennan
Gageler
Keane
Hayne
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What is the role of the High Court in the
Separation of Powers?
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What is the green house called?
female
male
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11
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SA
*as of July
2012
15
TAS
WA
30
NT
QLD
ACT
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48
VIC
NSW
The Shadow Cabinet and “The Opposition”
(Draw or paste your own Shadow Cabinet here!)
What is the purpose of the Shadow Cabinet and
Opposition?
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What is the red house called?
How many Senators does each state and territory have?
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