Welfare & Media Decisions Crossword

half the number of formal votes received in an election plus one
the detailed actions to be undertaken in order to achieve a goal
the power an individual or party has by holding the casting vote
a piece of paper on which a voter records her or his vote
the group of select government ministers that meets regularly to decide major issues of government
a government that becomes possible because two or more parties agree to work together
a type of government that is based on a constitution and has a queen or king as its head of state
system of government where political power lies with the people
the House of Representatives and the Senate
when separate countries or states agree to join together as one
a vote that has been correctly marked on a ballot paper in accordance with the rules
the lower house of Federal Parliament, sometimes called the people’s house
a candidate or member of parliament who is not a member of a political party
to attempt to enlist popular and political support for some particular cause
a government without a voting majority which relies for its survival on the support of other parties or independents
a range of low-risk and high-risk financial investments; an area of government responsibility, such as health or defence
order in which voters list candidates at an election, after they have made their first choice
a counting system that is designed to allow the majority of Australians to have their say in an election by stating the order in which they prefer candidates
when each senator must win a set proportion of votes, or quota, to win a Senate seat
the number of votes that a Senate candidate must get to win a Senate seat
a vote by electors on a proposed change to the Australian Constitution
the upper house of the Federal Parliament, sometimes called the State’s House
the economic, social and environmental performance of a business