📚 Part 1: Key Terms and Definitions

1. Match each term to its correct definition by drawing a line:

Referendum

Constitution

Section 51(xxvi)

Federal Government

Disenfranchisement

The removal of voting rights from a group of people

A vote by all Australian citizens to change the Constitution

The central government that makes laws for all of Australia

Constitutional section about making laws for "the people of any race"

The legal document that sets out how Australia is governed

2. Which of these statements about Section 127 is correct? (Circle one)

It gave Aboriginal people the right to vote

It said Aboriginal people should be counted in the census

It created land rights for Aboriginal communities

It established native title laws

3. What does "activism" mean in the context of the 1967 Referendum?

People taking action to bring about social or political change

Government officials making new laws

Judges making court decisions

Politicians giving speeches in Parliament

✏️ Part 2: Understanding Key Concepts

4. Fill in the blanks using words from the word bank:

Word Bank: constitution, counted, federal, rights, referendum, excluded

Before 1967, Aboriginal people were _____________ from the census and the _____________ government had limited power to make laws for them. The 1967 _____________ changed the Australian _____________ so that Aboriginal people would be _____________ in the population and the _____________ government could make laws about Aboriginal _____________.

5. Explain what "Aboriginal rights" means in simple terms:

6. Why was the 1967 Referendum considered a turning point? Give two reasons:

Reason 1: ________________________________________________

Reason 2: ________________________________________________

7. What percentage of Australians voted "Yes" in the 1967 Referendum?

67%

78%

90.77%

95%