What is the minimum voting age in Australia?
a) 16
b) 18
c) 21
d) 25
Answer: b) 18
Which Australian citizens are eligible to vote in federal elections?
a) Permanent residents
b) Citizens aged 16 and above
c) Citizens aged 18 and above
d) Citizens aged 21 and above
Answer: c) Citizens aged 18 and above
In which year did Australian Indigenous people gain the right to vote in federal elections?
a) 1901
b) 1928
c) 1962
d) 1967
Answer: c) 1962
What is a compulsory requirement for eligible Australian citizens concerning voting?
a) Registering with a political party
b) Casting a vote in elections
c) Donating money to a political campaign
d) Watching political debates
Answer: b) Casting a vote in elections
Which level of government in Australia oversees electoral matters and voting rights?
a) Federal
b) State/Territory
c) Local
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
What term is used to describe the act of voting on behalf of someone else in Australia?
a) Proxy voting
b) Secret ballot
c) Pre-poll voting
d) Absentee voting
Answer: a) Proxy voting
Which Australian territory allows voting rights for prisoners serving a sentence of less than three years?
a) Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
b) Northern Territory (NT)
c) Victoria
d) Tasmania
Answer: a) Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
How often are federal elections typically held in Australia?
a) Every 2 years
b) Every 3 years
c) Every 4 years
d) Every 5 years
Answer: b) Every 3 years
Which electoral system is used in federal elections in Australia for the House of Representatives?
a) Proportional representation
b) Preferential voting
c) First-past-the-post
d) Mixed-member proportional representation
Answer: b) Preferential voting
What is the term used for the process of redistributing electoral boundaries to ensure equal representation?
a) Gerrymandering
b) Boundary delimitation
c) Electoral collusion
d) Electoral franchise
Answer: b) Boundary delimitation
In which year did Australian women gain the right to vote in federal elections?
a) 1899
b) 1902
c) 1920
d) 1945
Answer: b) 1902
What is the term used for the process of voting before the scheduled election day in Australia?
a) Early voting
b) Emergency voting
c) Expedited voting
d) Accelerated voting
Answer: a) Early voting
Who oversees the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) and the electoral process in Australia?
a) Prime Minister’s Office
b) Governor-General
c) Department of Home Affairs
d) Independent statutory authority
Answer: d) Independent statutory authority
What term is used to describe the principle that voting should be done in secret?
a) Open vote
b) Public franchise
c) Secret ballot
d) Transparent vote
Answer: c) Secret ballot
Which document is required to be enrolled for voting in Australian federal elections?
a) Birth certificate
b) Driver’s license
c) Passport
d) Proof of residency
Answer: d) Proof of residency
Which electoral system is used in the Australian Senate elections?
a) Instant-runoff voting
b) Mixed-member proportional representation
c) Single transferable vote
d) Block voting
Answer: c) Single transferable vote
How many members are there in the Australian House of Representatives?
a) 76
b) 150
c) 200
d) 225
Answer: b) 150
Which group in Australia has been historically disenfranchised and gained voting rights in the early 20th century?
a) Indigenous Australians
b) European settlers
c) Convicts
d) Immigrants
Answer: a) Indigenous Australians
What term is used for the process of redrawing electoral boundaries to favor a political party?
a) Electoral reform
b) Districting
c) Boundary rigging
d) Gerrymandering
Answer: d) Gerrymandering
Which body regulates political donations and electoral funding in Australia?
a) Australian Taxation Office (ATO)
b) Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)
c) Australian Electoral Commission (AEC)
d) Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)
Answer: c) Australian Electoral Commission (AEC)
What term refers to a situation where a voter selects candidates in order of preference?
a) Ranked voting
b) List voting
c) Sequential voting
d) Orderly voting
Answer: a) Ranked voting
Which demographic segment in Australia experiences the lowest voter turnout in elections historically?
a) Young adults
b) Elderly population
c) Middle-aged individuals
d) Immigrant communities
Answer: a) Young adults
What term describes the situation when a voter’s name is not on the electoral roll during an election?
a) Disenfranchisement
b) Electoral exclusion
c) Voter suppression
d) Electoral omission
Answer: a) Disenfranchisement
Which factor does NOT disqualify a person from voting in Australia?
a) Being mentally incapacitated
b) Being a convicted felon serving a sentence of less than one year
c) Not being enrolled in the electoral roll
d) Being below 18 years old
Answer: c) Not being enrolled in the electoral roll
Which Australian state was the first to grant women the right to vote in state elections?
a) New South Wales
b) Victoria
c) South Australia
d) Queensland
Answer: c) South Australia
What is the term used for the group of voters living outside their electoral division during an election in Australia?
a) Migrant voters
b) Inter-district voters
c) Transient voters
d) Absent voters
Answer: d) Absent voters
Which level of government manages elections for the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly?
a) Federal government
b) Local government
c) Territorial government
d) State government
Answer: c) Territorial government
Which electoral system does NOT use preferential voting?
a) Federal House of Representatives
b) Australian Senate
c) State and territory lower houses
d) Local government elections
Answer: d) Local government elections
What term is used for the practice of voting for only one candidate in an election with multiple available positions?
a) Straight voting
b) Singular voting
c) Block voting
d) Simple voting
Answer: c) Block voting
Which electoral system emphasizes the proportional representation of parties in a legislative body based on their share of the vote?
a) Single transferable vote
b) Preferential voting
c) Proportional representation
d) Instant-runoff voting
Answer: c) Proportional representation
Which federal election in Australian history is referred to as the “Double Dissolution” election?
a) 1946
b) 1975
c) 2016
d) 2019
Answer: c) 2016
In which year did Indigenous Australians gain the right to vote in Queensland state elections?
a) 1965
b) 1967
c) 1971
d) 1984
Answer: c) 1971
What term describes the situation when a voter deliberately marks their ballot paper incorrectly?
a) Spoiled vote
b) Invalid vote
c) Null vote
d) Defective vote
Answer: a) Spoiled vote
How frequently are elections typically held for the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly?
a) Every 2 years
b) Every 3 years
c) Every 4 years
d) Every 5 years
Answer: c) Every 4 years
What term describes the situation when a voter is prevented from voting through legal or illegal means?
a) Voter inhibition
b) Voter obstruction
c) Voter suppression
d) Voter nullification
Answer: c) Voter suppression
Which federal election in Australian history resulted in a hung parliament, leading to a minority government?
a) 2010
b) 1998
c) 2007
d) 1983
Answer: a) 2010
What is the term used for the situation when an electoral division has a significantly larger or smaller number of voters compared to other divisions?
a) Electoral disproportion
b) Voter inequality
c) Electoral imbalance
d) Malapportionment
Answer: d) Malapportionment
Which Australian state was the last to grant women the right to vote in state elections?
a) Queensland
b) Tasmania
c) Victoria
d) Western Australia
Answer: b) Tasmania
What term is used for the situation when a voter is registered to vote in more than one location?
a) Double voting
b) Duplicate registration
c) Electoral fraud
d) Multiple enrollment
Answer: b) Duplicate registration
Which document is required to be presented when voting at a polling place in Australia?
a) Voter registration card
b) Driver’s license
c) Electoral ID card
d) Proof of identity
Answer: d) Proof of identity
