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Australian Government Levels

Australian Government Levels

Australian Parliament House illustration

🏛️ Part 1: Understanding Federalism

1. What is federalism? Circle the best definition:

A system where only one government controls everything

A system where power is shared between national and regional governments

A system where local councils make all the decisions

A system where the Prime Minister has all the power

2. How many levels of government does Australia have?
3. Fill in the blanks:

Australia's three levels of government are ____________, ____________, and ____________ government.

🎯 Part 2: Government Responsibilities - Who Does What?

4. Match each responsibility to the correct level of government:
1. Defence and military
2. Schools and education
3. Rubbish collection
4. Immigration
5. Hospitals and health
6. Local parks
A. Federal Government
B. State Government
C. Local Government
D. Federal Government
E. State Government
F. Local Government
5. Check all the responsibilities that belong to the Federal Government:

Currency and money

Road maintenance

Postal services

Swimming pools

Foreign affairs

Libraries

🏢 Part 3: Levels of Government in Detail

6. Complete the table by filling in the missing information:

Federal Government:

Leader: ____________ Minister

Meeting place: Parliament House, ____________

One responsibility: ____________

State Government:

Leader: ____________

One responsibility: ____________

Local Government:

Leader: ____________

One responsibility: ____________

7. Which level of government would you contact about each issue? Write F (Federal), S (State), or L (Local):

a) A pothole in your street: ____

b) Getting a passport: ____

c) Problems at your school: ____

d) A broken streetlight: ____

e) Issues with Medicare: ____

f) Police matters: ____

🤔 Part 4: Critical Thinking

8. Why is federalism important for Australia? Give two reasons:
9. Draw a simple diagram showing the three levels of government and write one responsibility for each:
10. Imagine you are the Prime Minister for a day. What is one new law or policy you would introduce? Which level of government would be responsible for it?

📝 Part 5: Reflection

11. Before this lesson, what did you already know about Australian government?
12. What is the most interesting thing you learned about federalism today?
13. How do the three levels of government affect your daily life? Give one example for each level:

Federal: ____________________________________________

State: ____________________________________________

Local: ____________________________________________

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