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Coalition

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Two or more political parties with similar views join together to form the government

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Australian constitution

Front

Sets out how Australia is to be governed and outlines the authority of the federal and state governors

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Absolute majority not obtained

Front

Eliminate candidate with least votes and their votes will be given to their second preference

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Cabinet

Front

Senior government ministers who meet to make policies regarding Australia

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Premier of Victoria

Front

Leader of the party with the most votes in the legislative assembly

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House of representatives

Front

Made up of representatives of the electorates and determines which party becomes the government

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Responsibilities for commonwealth

Front

Defense force, marriage/divorce and immigration

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Donkey voting

Front

A formal vote that is random and lazy

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Ministers

Front

Politicians that are in charge of portfolios

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GST

Front

Goods and services tax

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Commonwealth government

Front

Federal government of Australia

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Responsibilities for state parliament

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Transport, Education and health and hospitals

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Legislative assembly

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Lower house of state parliament in which contains 88 members each representing a victorian electorate

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First past the post

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Elected candidate must receive the most votes

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Portfolio

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Extra area that ministers are in charge of

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The senate

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Contains 76 senators in which 12 represent each state and 2 represent each territory

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Electorates

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Voting districts containing aprox 100,000 voters in Australia contains 150

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Informal voting

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Not filled in correctly, thus not counted

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Common law

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Judge made law

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Responsibilities for local council

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Child care, sport facilities and beaches

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Against federation

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WA felt they would be out powered

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Bi-cameral

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2 houses made of an upper and lower house

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Preferential voting

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Used in all lower house elections in Australia where the elected candidate must receive an absolute majority of voters

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Proportional voting

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Used for all upper house elections in Australia, where a group of candidates must be elected by achieving a quota of votes; once reached, any further votes go to second preference

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Formal voting

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Vote that is legitimate/filed out properly

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Income tax

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Main source of income for federal parliament

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Rates

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Property tax based on the valuation of your home

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Referendum

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Vote put out to the community to decide a law

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Statue law

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Law made by parliament

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For Federation

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Larger defense force, common approach to migrate and improvement in trade

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Independents

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Don't belong to a political party

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Quota

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Percentage of the votes required to be elected

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Legislative counsil

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Upper house of parliament in which contains 44 members

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