The Constitution and Democracy
The creation of the Australian Constitution and how it set up the rules for governing the new nation.
Key Questions
- 1What is a constitution and why do we need one?
- 2How does the Australian Constitution divide power between state and federal governments?
- 3What rights were included in the Constitution and what was left out?
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