📚 Part 1: Matching Events to Descriptions

1. Draw lines to match each historical event with its correct description.

1788

1856

1901

1967

Federation and Australian Constitution enacted

First Fleet arrival brings British law to Australia

Referendum regarding Aboriginal people's rights

First state parliaments form in Australia

2. Which of these is the most important document for Australian democracy?

The Australian Constitution

The British Parliament rules

State government laws

Local council rules

3. Which British traditions influenced Australian democracy? (Check all that apply)

Common law made by courts

Laws made by elected people

Rule of law for everyone

Using pounds and shillings

📝 Part 2: Sequencing and Short Answers

4. Number these events in the correct order (1-4) to show how Australian democracy developed:

_____ Federation unites the states under one Constitution

_____ First Fleet arrives bringing British legal system

_____ Voting rights extended to women

_____ First state parliaments form in Australia

5. Fill in the blanks:

The Australian _____________ was written in _______ to unite the states and create rules for governing our country.

6. Why is the Constitution important for Australian democracy?

7. How does the British legal system help Australia's democracy?

8. Explain what "rule of law" means and why it's important for democracy.

9. If Australia didn't have a Constitution, what problems might we face today?

10. Choose one event from the timeline we created in class. Explain why you think it was important for Australian democracy.

Event I chose: _________________________________