Bicameral Government Presentation
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- People vote for Representatives to Parliament. The party, or coalition of parties, with the most seats in Parliament usually gets to form a government. The party leader becomes the Prime Minister/Chancellor and appoints other party members as ministers to handle specific areas, like finance or defence for instance.
- Excuse me sir, how is the government formed?
- Question for Firmaan: What are the differences between the Government and the Parliament?
- The government is the executive branch, makes decisions and enacts laws, like managers enforcing policies. The Parliament would be like a legislative branch, debates, discusses and creates laws.
- Question for Julia:The responsibilities of each house and the number of MP's who are in each?
- Well, the number of MP's and responsibilities of each house vary by country. Typically a lower house has more members and initiates laws, while an upper house reviews laws and represents regional interests.
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- Hold on Navneeth, if you want to get to your locker, tell me, why do we have this system for the Australian government?
- Australia's bicameral system provides a balance of power. The lower house, the House of Representatives, is more responsive to the people's will, while the upper house, the Senate, ensues regional interests are considered and prevents hasty legislations.
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