In which year was the first Australian referendum held?
a) 1898
b) 1901
c) 1910
d) 1922
Answer: b) 1901
The referendum in 1967 aimed to address which issue?
a) Aboriginal rights
b) Taxation reform
c) Defense policies
d) Immigration laws
Answer: a) Aboriginal rights
What was the outcome of the 1916 referendum regarding military service?
a) Rejected
b) Passed
c) Deferred
d) Amended
Answer: a) Rejected
The referendum of 1910 dealt with which topic?
a) National Anthem
b) Commonwealth powers
c) Prohibition
d) Women’s suffrage
Answer: b) Commonwealth powers
Which referendum in 1977 proposed the establishment of national councils?
a) Social services
b) Retirement benefits
c) Indigenous affairs
d) Educational reforms
Answer: c) Indigenous affairs
The 1937 referendum addressed the issue of:
a) Aboriginal rights
b) Tariff regulations
c) State powers
d) Industrial relations
Answer: a) Aboriginal rights
The 1926 referendum aimed at:
a) Expanding federal powers
b) Introducing compulsory voting
c) Establishing state sovereignty
d) Extending women’s suffrage
Answer: a) Expanding federal powers
Which referendum in 1946 focused on social services?
a) Indigenous rights
b) Post-war reconstruction
c) Healthcare reforms
d) Family benefits
Answer: d) Family benefits
The 1988 referendum addressed which aspect of the Constitution?
a) Environment protection
b) Religious freedoms
c) Recognition of local governments
d) Trade agreements
Answer: c) Recognition of local governments
The 1913 referendum proposed what change to the Constitution?
a) Commonwealth powers over marriage laws
b) Introduction of a national currency
c) Protection of workers’ rights
d) Establishment of a national airline
Answer: a) Commonwealth powers over marriage laws
Which referendum in 1928 aimed to address industrial relations?
a) National healthcare
b) Labor rights
c) Electoral reforms
d) Aboriginal citizenship
Answer: b) Labor rights
The 1944 referendum proposed powers for:
a) Nationalizing industries
b) Military conscription
c) Expanding social security
d) Restricting immigration
Answer: c) Expanding social security
The 1984 referendum was about:
a) Recognizing Indigenous Australians
b) Expanding federal powers
c) Healthcare reforms
d) Establishing a republic
Answer: d) Establishing a republic
The 1948 referendum aimed to address:
a) Indigenous land rights
b) Post-war reconstruction
c) Citizenship eligibility
d) Economic policies
Answer: a) Indigenous land rights
The 1930 referendum was related to:
a) National security
b) Unemployment relief
c) Tariff regulations
d) Constitutional amendments
Answer: c) Tariff regulations
In 1967, what percentage of Australians voted in favor of altering sections of the Constitution relating to Indigenous Australians?
a) 60%
b) 70%
c) 80%
d) 90%
Answer: d) 90%
The 1973 referendum addressed the extension of:
a) State government powers
b) Commonwealth electoral boundaries
c) Senate terms
d) Aboriginal rights
Answer: c) Senate terms
Which referendum in 1911 proposed to change the way Senators were elected?
a) Women’s suffrage
b) Defense policies
c) State sovereignty
d) Senate representation
Answer: d) Senate representation
The 1919 referendum was about:
a) Abolishing the monarchy
b) Prohibition of alcohol
c) Establishing a national bank
d) Industrial disputes
Answer: d) Industrial disputes
The 1927 referendum sought to:
a) Introduce compulsory military service
b) Resolve state-federal conflicts
c) Extend women’s rights
d) Create a national flag
Answer: b) Resolve state-federal conflicts
The 1983 referendum was primarily about:
a) Recognition of local governments
b) Labor union rights
c) Taxation reform
d) Indigenous land rights
Answer: a) Recognition of local governments
The 1946 referendum addressed:
a) Expansion of federal powers
b) Social services
c) International treaties
d) Religious freedoms
Answer: b) Social services
Which referendum in 1919 focused on acquiring new territories?
a) Defence policies
b) Industrial relations
c) Foreign trade
d) National development
Answer: a) Defence policies
The 1938 referendum aimed at:
a) Including Indigenous Australians in the census
b) Establishing a national airline
c) Expanding trade agreements
d) Equal rights for women
Answer: a) Including Indigenous Australians in the census
The 1949 referendum sought powers to:
a) Introduce conscription
b) Control trade tariffs
c) Manage communist threats
d) Nationalize industries
Answer: c) Manage communist threats
The 1951 referendum aimed to:
a) Introduce a bill of rights
b) Restrict trade unions
c) Expand welfare programs
d) Reorganize state governments
Answer: b) Restrict trade unions
The 1986 referendum addressed:
a) Electoral reforms
b) Statehood for territories
c) Aboriginal land rights
d) National security
Answer: b) Statehood for territories
Which referendum in 1922 proposed powers for national marketing and price regulation?
a) Industrial relations
b) Economic management
c) Health services
d) Prohibition of alcohol
Answer: b) Economic management
The 1913 referendum aimed at:
a) Expanding federal powers
b) Establishing a national healthcare system
c) Limiting state authority
d) Granting women’s suffrage
Answer: a) Expanding federal powers
In 1974, what did the referendum primarily address?
a) Nationalization of industries
b) Senate representation
c) Aboriginal land rights
d) Compulsory voting
Answer: b) Senate representation
The 1951 referendum dealt with:
a) Trade unions
b) Immigration policies
c) State government powers
d) Compulsory military service
Answer: a) Trade unions
The 1928 referendum focused on:
a) Indigenous rights
b) Industrial relations
c) Commonwealth powers
d) Immigration restrictions
Answer: b) Industrial relations
The 1937 referendum sought powers related to:
a) Indigenous Australians
b) Economic policies
c) National defense
d) State-federal relations
Answer: a) Indigenous Australians
The 1951 referendum sought powers to:
a) Manage healthcare services
b) Introduce conscription
c) Address communist threats
d) Control immigration
Answer: c) Address communist threats
In the 1984 referendum, what was the primary issue?
a) National healthcare system
b) Recognition of Indigenous Australians
c) Compulsory voting
d) Trade agreements
Answer: b) Recognition of Indigenous Australians
The 1967 referendum resulted in the amendment of how many sections of the Constitution?
a) Two
b) Four
c) Five
d) Eight
Answer: a) Two
The 1988 referendum aimed at recognizing:
a) Indigenous Australians
b) Religious freedoms
c) Local governments
d) Environmental protection
Answer: c) Local governments
The 1944 referendum sought to expand:
a) State powers
b) Social security
c) Industrial reforms
d) Aboriginal rights
Answer: b) Social security
In 1977, the referendum primarily addressed issues related to:
a) Education reforms
b) Retirement benefits
c) Environmental protection
d) National security
Answer: b) Retirement benefits
The 1930 referendum addressed which aspect of governance?
a) National security
b) Taxation reforms
c) Tariff regulations
d) Constitutional amendments
Answer: c) Tariff regulations
