What is the minimum voting age in Australian federal elections?
a) 16
b) 18
c) 21
d) 25
Answer: b) 18
How often are federal elections held in Australia?
a) Every 3 years
b) Every 4 years
c) Every 5 years
d) Every 6 years
Answer: d) Every 6 years
What is the term used to describe the division of Australia into electoral regions for voting purposes?
a) Districts
b) Counties
c) Wards
d) Electoral divisions
Answer: d) Electoral divisions
Which electoral system is primarily used in Australian federal elections?
a) Proportional Representation
b) Preferential Voting
c) First-Past-the-Post
d) Mixed-Member Proportional
Answer: b) Preferential Voting
What is a compulsory requirement for all eligible Australian citizens during federal elections?
a) Donating money to a political party
b) Voting
c) Campaigning for a candidate
d) Watching political debates
Answer: b) Voting
Who is responsible for maintaining the electoral roll in Australia?
a) Australian Electoral Commission (AEC)
b) Prime Minister’s Office
c) High Court of Australia
d) Department of Home Affairs
Answer: a) Australian Electoral Commission (AEC)
How many houses are there in the Australian Parliament?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
Answer: b) 2
In a preferential voting system, voters are required to:
a) Rank candidates in order of preference
b) Vote for only one candidate
c) Vote anonymously
d) Choose candidates randomly
Answer: a) Rank candidates in order of preference
Which of these is NOT a valid form of identification for voting in Australia?
a) Driver’s License
b) Passport
c) Student ID
d) Medicare Card
Answer: c) Student ID
What is the process called when an election is held to fill a seat in Parliament that has become vacant between general elections?
a) Snap election
b) By-election
c) Special election
d) Supplementary election
Answer: b) By-election
Which body is responsible for redistributing electoral boundaries to ensure equal representation?
a) Australian Electoral Commission (AEC)
b) Parliament House
c) Electoral Integrity Committee
d) Federal Court of Australia
Answer: a) Australian Electoral Commission (AEC)
How is the Prime Minister of Australia chosen?
a) By the House of Representatives
b) By the Senate
c) By the Governor-General
d) By a direct public vote
Answer: c) By the Governor-General
Which of these is NOT a role of the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC)?
a) Conducting federal elections and referendums
b) Maintaining the electoral roll
c) Distributing funds to political parties
d) Educating voters about the electoral process
Answer: c) Distributing funds to political parties
How are members of the Senate elected?
a) By a first-past-the-post system
b) Through a proportional representation system
c) By a majority vote in each state
d) By a direct appointment by the Prime Minister
Answer: b) Through a proportional representation system
Which of these is NOT a requirement to be eligible to vote in Australian federal elections?
a) Australian citizenship
b) Minimum age of 18
c) Enrolment on the electoral roll
d) Ownership of property
Answer: d) Ownership of property
What is the term for the practice of indicating a political party’s preference for voters on how to distribute their preferences?
a) Party affiliation
b) Party alignment
c) How-to-vote card
d) Electoral recommendation
Answer: c) How-to-vote card
In which year did Australia introduce compulsory voting for federal elections?
a) 1901
b) 1924
c) 1949
d) 1984
Answer: d) 1984
What is the term for the document that lists the candidates and parties standing for election in each electorate?
a) Voter guide
b) Ballot paper
c) Electoral manifesto
d) Candidate registry
Answer: b) Ballot paper
What is the name of the electoral system in which voters can mark their preferences for individual candidates in order of choice?
a) Instant-runoff voting
b) Single transferable vote
c) Mixed-member proportional representation
d) Supplementary vote
Answer: a) Instant-runoff voting
What is a double dissolution election in the Australian context?
a) An election for both the House of Representatives and the Senate
b) An election held twice in a year
c) A referendum on two different issues
d) A special election in territories
Answer: a) An election for both the House of Representatives and the Senate
Which body oversees the distribution of public funding to political parties and candidates for election campaigns?
a) Australian Electoral Commission (AEC)
b) Parliament House
c) Office of the Prime Minister
d) High Court of Australia
Answer: a) Australian Electoral Commission (AEC)
How often are the electoral boundaries redrawn in Australia?
a) Every 2 years
b) Every 4 years
c) Every 6 years
d) Whenever the Parliament decides
Answer: d) Whenever the Parliament decides
What is the term for the process of officially adding one’s name to the electoral roll?
a) Enrollment
b) Registration
c) Identification
d) Authorisation
Answer: a) Enrollment
How many senators represent each Australian state and territory in the Senate?
a) 4
b) 6
c) 8
d) 10
Answer: b) 6
Which of these statements about absentee voting in Australian federal elections is true?
a) Absentee votes are counted first
b) Absentee voters must provide a reason for voting away from their electorate
c) Absentee votes are only counted if the election is close
d) Absentee voters must vote at their designated polling place
Answer: d) Absentee voters must vote at their designated polling place
What is the term for a proposed law or amendment to the Australian Constitution that is submitted to the voters for approval?
a) Legislative proposal
b) Parliamentary bill
c) Referendum
d) Constitutional amendment
Answer: c) Referendum
How many members are there in the House of Representatives?
a) 100
b) 120
c) 150
d) 200
Answer: c) 150
What is the term for the system that allows voters to transfer their vote to another candidate if their preferred candidate is eliminated?
a) Preferential voting
b) Cumulative voting
c) Optional preferential voting
d) Proportional representation
Answer: a) Preferential voting
Which entity is responsible for resolving disputes about elections and electoral boundaries?
a) Federal Police
b) Australian Electoral Commission (AEC)
c) High Court of Australia
d) Local Government Authority
Answer: c) High Court of Australia
What is the term for the process of counting and recording votes in an election?
a) Ballot casting
b) Tallying
c) Canvassing
d) Enumeration
Answer: b) Tallying
Which type of voting system allows voters to rank candidates in order of preference on the ballot paper?
a) Proportional representation
b) Single transferable vote
c) Optional preferential voting
d) Instant-runoff voting
Answer: d) Instant-runoff voting
What is the term for the practice of voting for candidates of different parties in order of preference?
a) Ticket voting
b) Split voting
c) Crossbench voting
d) Preferential voting
Answer: b) Split voting
What is the role of the Speaker in the House of Representatives?
a) Casting the deciding vote in tied decisions
b) Representing the Prime Minister
c) Chairing parliamentary debates
d) Leading the opposition party
Answer: c) Chairing parliamentary debates
What is the purpose of a writ in the electoral process?
a) To nominate a candidate
b) To call an election
c) To finalize election results
d) To announce the winning candidate
Answer: b) To call an election
Which body is responsible for enforcing rules around campaign funding and disclosure in Australia?
a) Australian Electoral Commission (AEC)
b) Parliament House
c) Federal Police
d) Australian Taxation Office (ATO)
Answer: a) Australian Electoral Commission (AEC)
What is the term for a group of electors within a geographical area entitled to elect a representative to a legislative body?
a) Constituency
b) Electorate
c) Ward
d) Borough
Answer: b) Electorate
How many territories does Australia have that are represented in the federal Parliament?
a) 5
b) 6
c) 7
d) 8
Answer: c) 7
What is the term for the method used to allocate seats in the House of Representatives?
a) Preferential representation
b) Single transferable vote
c) Redistribution
d) Redistributions and malapportionment
Answer: d) Redistributions and malapportionment
Who has the power to call a federal election in Australia?
a) Prime Minister
b) Governor-General
c) Leader of the Opposition
d) Australian Electoral Commission (AEC)
Answer: b) Governor-General
What is the name of the document that outlines the beliefs, aims, and policies of a
