Australian government
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. australia
A. People who make and enforce a country's laws
2. government
B. The person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom
3. speaker
C. A natural or artificial enclosed space
4. mace
D. The territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation (plural)
5. governor
E. The action of ___ something that you disapprove or disagree with
6. opposition
F. An employee who performs ___ work
7. clerk
G. Electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard
8. laws
H. Government in which people vote for their leaders
9. premier
I. A liquid that temporarily disables a person
10. debate
J. A vote to select the winner of a position or political office
11. chamber
K. A sum of money allocated for a particular purpose
12. election
L. The formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it
13. democracy
M. A rule made by the government (plural)
14. budget
N. A statute in draft before it becomes law
15. bill
O. The head of a state ___
16. vote
P. The subject matter at issue (plural)
17. questions
Q. An organization that is a ___ of another organization (plural)
18. backbenches
R. Female ruler of a kingdom
19. queen
S. Country and continent known for kangaroos
20. members
T. A legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution
21. states
U. Any of the seats occupied by ___ in the House of Commons (plural)