AustraliaGovernment and the law 10 · Government and the law
Why does Australia's Constitution split the power of government into three separate parts?
- aSo that new laws can be passed more quickly
- bSo that no one person or group has all the powerCorrect answer
- cSo that the courts can make laws without Parliament
- dSo that each state can choose its own Prime Minister
Why?
Dividing power into three parts stops any single person or group from controlling everything. Each part acts as a check on the others.
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