Every place in this world has a set of laws that are to be followed by its citizens, these protect and punish people. Laws vary from country to country, and the type of laws created and executed can depend on the type of government that rules that country. There are similarities and differences between many systems of governments. A system of government refers to the way in which a nation or country is managed. Two countries that share both similarities and differences between their systems of governance are Australia and Mongolia. AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE Federated in 1901, Australia joined its states together to form one cohesive government. Since the day of federation Australia has been what is known as a representative democracy, which is where the officials are elected by the citizens of that country to represent the views of the citizens. All votes in Australia are compulsory, and to vote you have to be the age of eighteen. …show more content…
The leader is called a Prime Minister and is elected by the people of Australia. Some of the areas the federal government has control over is foreign affairs, social security, industrial relations, trade, immigration, currency and defence. State or Territory: This level is the power given the states and territories. The leader of the state or territory parliament is called a premier. The state or territory has a different constitution to the federal constitution, but cannot overpower it. Each civilian in the separate states votes for their leader. The responsibilities of the state government is justice, consumer affairs, health, education, forestry, public transport and main roads. Within both the Federal and State/Territory governments, there is also a structure of legislative, executive and judiciary. The legislative branch makes the laws, the executive branch puts the laws into action and the judiciary interprets the