a south australia b western australia D.Northemn Territory 8.Australia ranks the A _in diamond production in the world A.first B.second C.third D.fourth 9.Australia's telecommunications and IT market is the D largest in the world A third B sixth C eighth D.tenth 10.Today,Australia's largest trading partner isC_ A.Japar B.the United States C.China D.the United Kingdom Unit4 1.Australia has a federal system of govemment which consists of a federal government and six state s independently of the other. links with Britair The basic structure ofAustralian govemment is based on both the British and American models T 4.The Australian Constitution is entirely founded on a written document.F 5.In the Australian Federal Parliament,the two Houses have exactly equal powers.F 6.Although the National Party has never won a majority of seats in the House of Representatives,it has the men 1.The following powers are given to the state governments EXCEPT D A education B.transport C health services D defense 2.InAustralia,each state ha enators A.2 B.6 c.8 D.12 3.Which state has only one chamber in the State Parliament?C A.New South Wales B.Victoria C.Oueensland D.Western australia Labor Party was formed C.Australians began to vote in the federal elections D.Australian voters began to choose between Labor and Liberal 5.Australia's oldest surviving political party isC B.the Country Party D.the Australian Democrats 6.InAustralian politics,the Liberal Party has been in coalition with B since 1923. A.the Australian Labor Party B.the National Party C.the Australian Democrats D.the Progress Party 7.The task of interpreting the Constitution belongs to A.the Federal Court B.the Supreme Cour C.the High Court D.the Family Court Unit5 1.Under multiculturalism migrant groups are able to speak their own language and maintain their own customs T 2.When the Australian colonies joined together as a Commonwealth in 1901,the "White Australia policy" tinan uirin eas and8 A. South Australia B. Western Australia C. Queensland D. Northern Territory 8. Australia ranks the ___A___ in diamond production in the world. A. first B. second C. third D. fourth 9. Australia’s telecommunications and IT market is the __D____ largest in the world. A. third B. sixth C. eighth D. tenth 10. Today, Australia’s largest trading partner is __C____. A. Japan B. the United States C. China D. the United Kingdom Unit4 1. Australia has a federal system of government which consists of a federal government and six state governments each exercising its allotted powers independently of the other. T 2. Australia is not independent because it still has constitutional links with Britain. F 3. The basic structure of Australian government is based on both the British and American models. T 4. The Australian Constitution is entirely founded on a written document. F 5. In the Australian Federal Parliament, the two Houses have exactly equal powers. F 6. Although the National Party has never won a majority of seats in the House of Representatives, it has the ability to hold a balance of power in the Federal Parliament. T 7. The High Court is the most superior in the Australian legal system. T 1.The following powers are given to the state governments EXCEPT ____D___. A. education B. transport C. health services D. defense 2. In Australia, each state has ___D___ Senators. A. 2 B. 6 C. 8 D. 12 3. Which state has only one chamber in the State Parliament? C A. New South Wales B. Victoria C. Queensland D. Western Australia 4. Party politics in Australia started in 1910 when _D____. A. the Australian Labor Party was formed B. the Liberal Party was formed C. Australians began to vote in the federal elections D. Australian voters began to choose between Labor and Liberal 5. Australia’s oldest surviving political party is ___C____. A. the Liberal Party B. the Country Party C. the Australian Labor Party D. the Australian Democrats 6. In Australian politics, the Liberal Party has been in coalition with ___B______ since 1923. A. the Australian Labor Party B. the National Party C. the Australian Democrats D. the Progress Party 7. The task of interpreting the Constitution belongs to __ C ___. A. the Federal Court B. the Supreme Court C. the High Court D. the Family Court Unit5 1. Under multiculturalism migrant groups are able to speak their own language and maintain their own customs. T 2. When the Australian colonies joined together as a Commonwealth in 1901, the “White Australia policy” was a cornerstone of the new nation’s policies. T 3. In Australia there have been several debates on immigration and multiculturalism in recent years, and