The Right to Vote (VCE SSCE Legal Studies): Quizzes
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What is the term used to describe the right to vote?
What is the term used to describe the right to vote?
Suffrage
In which year did voting become compulsory in federal elections in Australia?
In which year did voting become compulsory in federal elections in Australia?
1925
What is the minimum age to vote in federal elections in Australia?
What is the minimum age to vote in federal elections in Australia?
18 years
Which constitutional sections require Parliament be 'directly chosen by the people'?
Which constitutional sections require Parliament be 'directly chosen by the people'?
Sections 7 and 24
Prisoners serving sentences of what length cannot vote in federal elections?
Prisoners serving sentences of what length cannot vote in federal elections?
Three years or longer
What principle did Roach v Electoral Commissioner establish about voting restrictions?
What principle did Roach v Electoral Commissioner establish about voting restrictions?
Must be reasonable and necessary
In which year did Australia support the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
In which year did Australia support the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
1948
What does the principle of 'one person, one vote' ensure?
What does the principle of 'one person, one vote' ensure?
Each elector votes only once
Which section of the Victorian Human Rights Charter protects the right to vote?
Which section of the Victorian Human Rights Charter protects the right to vote?
Section 18
What percentage of the adult prison population are First Nations people?
What percentage of the adult prison population are First Nations people?
32 per cent