Parliamentary Terms
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Opposition Leader Bill Shorten announced that he was throwing his weight behind changing the length of time between federal elections. Currently it's three years; he says it should be extended to four. But why? Here's the arguments for and against so you can make up your own mind.
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Questions
1. What was the main point of the BTN story?
2. Our country’s oldest rule book is called the __________________.
3. What does Australia’s constitution say about how often a federal election has to be held?
4. What is a parliamentary term?
5. What percentage of countries around the world have a four or five-year term?
6. List the advantages of having a shorter parliamentary term?
7. What are the disadvantages?
8. What does Bill Shorten want Australia’s parliamentary term to be?
9. What did you learn watching the BTN story?
10. Do you think Australia’s federal parliamentary term should be extended to four years? Give reasons for your answer.
2. Our country’s oldest rule book is called the __________________.
3. What does Australia’s constitution say about how often a federal election has to be held?
4. What is a parliamentary term?
5. What percentage of countries around the world have a four or five-year term?
6. List the advantages of having a shorter parliamentary term?
7. What are the disadvantages?
8. What does Bill Shorten want Australia’s parliamentary term to be?
9. What did you learn watching the BTN story?
10. Do you think Australia’s federal parliamentary term should be extended to four years? Give reasons for your answer.