©2011 clairmont press. australia’s federation australia distributes power through different...
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©2011 Clairmont Press
Australia’s Federation Australia distributes
power through different divisions or levels of government. National Government
(Capital: Canberra) The Provincial or
Territorial Governments: New South Wales South Australia Victoria Western Australia Queensland Tasmania Northern Territory &
Australian Capital Territory
Australia’s Parliamentary Democracy
Executive Branch Head of Government (Chief
Executive) Prime Minister
Appointed member of the legislative branch (House of Representatives)
Chief of State (Head of State) Constitutional Monarch
Currently: Her Majesty Queen of Australia Elizabeth II She is also the Queen of Great
Britain, Canada, and Jamaica Her power is largely symbolic,
she is limited in power by the constitution of Australia.
Governor General Appointed by the constitutional
monarch at the request of the prime minister
Legislative Branch Upper House:
Senate 76 seats
12 members from each state and 2 from each territory
House of Representatives 150 seats
Representation determined by population totals
Prime Minister is the leading member of the majority party in the House of Representatives.
He or she chooses cabinet members from the House of Representatives
Australia Government