AustraliaGovernment and the law 12 · Government and the law
What does executive power mean?
- aThe power to put laws into practiceCorrect answer
- bThe power to vote at a federal election
- cThe power to change the Constitution without a referendum
- dThe power to decide what a law means in a court case
Why?
Executive power is about carrying out the laws that Parliament has made. It turns laws into action.
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