Chapter 6 Political mandates in theory and practice including competing mandates Flashcards
An authority to use power is a ____________
mandate
17th century English thinker who believed a social contract must exist between the people and the state
Hobbes
Peaceful mechanisms by which the people delegate their sovereignty
elections
A government may claim this type of mandate by winning a lower house election, or the ‘people’s house’ election
will of the majority mandate
Crossbenchers in the Senate claim this type of mandate
balance of power
This bill was the specific reason for the 2016 double dissolution election
ABCC (Australian Building and Construction Commission)
The repeal of the Carbon and Mining Tax was an example of this type of mandate claimed by Tony Abbott
specific
Approximate % of voters who are dual voters ie cast ballots for different parties in HoR and Senate
15
Famous Tasmanian Senator of the 1990s who held the balance of power in the Senate from 1994 to 1996
Brian Harradine
The number of candidates who must be numbered below the line in a Senate ballot for the vote to be considered formal
12
Until 2016,Glen Drury was able to forge a career as a political strategist advising micro parties how to allocate preferences and was called the ‘preference ________’
whisperer
This Party won a seat in the Senate in 2013 with 0.51% of the primary vote
Motoring Enthusiasts
The two political philosophies in conflict with each other in the Australian political system as is evident in the competing mandates
liberalism and democracy
The Rudd government claimed mandate on this issue which as respected both by Nelson and Turnbull, but not Abbott, when they led Opposition
CPRS (Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme)
The Rudd government claim to a mandate on scrapping these laws was respected by all subsequent Oppositions
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