2. Trashketball Rules:
1. Stay in your seats at all times. 2. You will have seconds to discuss the answer to a question AND 3. Write ONE response to the question on a sheet of paper. 4. All teams will hold up their answers. 5. If you are correct, your team will get the opportunity to shoot the correct response into the trashcan from a 1, 2, or 3 point line. 6. If the shot is made, the team gets extra-credit.

3. Question #1:
The central government posses most of the decision-making power and authority in which type of government? A. Confederate Government B. Unitary Government C. Federal Government D. Monarchy

4. Question #2:
What country is an example of a unitary government? A. The United States B. Australia C. France D. Canada

5. Question #3:
Local governments protect and operate under their own authority in which type of government? A. Confederate Government B. Federal Government C. Unitary Government D. Democratic Government

6. Question #4:
What/Who gives the federal government the right to pass laws on certain subjects?
The Prime Minister
The Queen
The Constitution
Voting

7. Question 5: Who is the Head of State for Australia?
The Governor-General B. The Prime Minister
C. The Citizens
D. The Queen

8. Who is the Head of Government?
Question 6:
Who is the Head of Government?
A. The Prime Minister B. The Queen C. The Governor-General D. The President

9. Voting is: A. Mandatory B. Voluntary
Question 7:
Voting is: A. Mandatory B. Voluntary

10. How old must you be to vote in Australia?
Question 8:
How old must you be to vote in Australia? 16 21 18 25

11. Question 9:
How many houses of Parliament are there in Australia? What are they?
2-House of Representatives and Parliament
2-House of Representatives and the Senate
3-House of Representatives, the Senate, and Parliament

12. Who chooses the lawmakers in Australia?
Question 10:
Who chooses the lawmakers in Australia?
The Queen
The Prime Minister
Obama
Voters

13. Which official do citizens of Australia vote into office?
Question 11:
Which official do citizens of Australia vote into office?
Monarch
Prime Minister
Governor-General
Member of Parliament

14. In which branch of Government is the Governor-General?
Question 12:
In which branch of Government is the Governor-General?
Judicial
Executive
Territorial
Legislative

15. True or False Question 13:
Australia’s government has similar characteristics to the governments of the United States and Great Britain.
True or False

16. Which is NOT a legitimate excuse for not voting?
Question 14
Which is NOT a legitimate excuse for not voting?
Being sick
Handicapped
Being in jail
Being in school

17. Question 15: What are some of the freedoms Australian’s have?
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of Religion
Equal Rights
Freedom to go against the government

18. Australia is a country, but not a continent.
Question 16:
Australia is a country, but not a continent.
True or False

19. Mount Uluru is also known as:
Question 17:
Mount Uluru is also known as:
Ayers Rock
Great Victoria Desert
Great Barrier Reef
Coral Sea

20. What is NOT a physical feature of Australia?
Question 18:
What is NOT a physical feature of Australia?
Great Barrier Sea
Coral Sea
Great Victoria Desert
Ayers Rock

21. Question 19: Australia’s location determines:
Its main trading partners
The language they speak
The religion they practice
The natural resources avaliable

22. Question 20: True or False
Australia’s main trading partners are China, Japan, South Korea, and India.
True or False

23. What areas of Australia are the most populated?
Question 21:
What areas of Australia are the most populated?
The coast
The outback
The inland areas
The moutains

24. Australian’s lead the world in which two natural resources?
Question 22:
Australian’s lead the world in which two natural resources?
Diamonds and Lead
Diamonds and Coal
Lead and Gold
Iron Ore and Nickel

25. Australia is located near:
Question 23:
Australia is located near:
China
The United States
Spain
Africa

26. What is the largest part of Australia?
Question 24:
What is the largest part of Australia?
The Ayers Rock
The Desert
The Mountains
The Beach

27. Question 25
What type of CLIMATE does the southeast and southwest corners of Australia have?
A. Tropical
B. Arid
C. Subtropical
D. Temperate