The Parliament and how it can use its powers.
The Australian Constitution
The Australian Constitution is the set of rules by which Australia is governed.
The Constitution Has 8 Chapters
Chapter 1
The Parliament
Chapter 2
The Executive
Government
The role of the King, the Governor-General and ministers.
Chapter 3
The Judicature
The role of the courts.
Chapter 4
Finance and Trade
How the government looks after public money and how business is to be done between the federal government and state governments.
Chapter 5
The States
The rights and powers of the states.
Chapter 6
New States
How new Australian states can be formed.
Chapter 7
Miscellaneous
The location of the national capital and other issues.
Chapter 8
Alteration of the
Constitution
How the Constitution can be changed.
The Constitution can only be changed by a special vote of the people called a referendum.
