A set of rules for how our democracy country is run is known as what?

• A. Magna Carta
• B. Legal Code
• C. Australian Constitution
• D. Bill of Rights

Answer: (C)

A constitution is the blueprint that shows how a democracy is run, including who makes laws, how they’re made, who enforces them, and what rights people have. In Australia, this framework is the Australian Constitution. It sets up the Parliament, the Prime Minister and Cabinet, the Governor-General, and the High Court; it defines the division of powers between the Commonwealth and the states and outlines how laws are created and checked. It was established when Australia federated in 1901, giving the country its formal system of government.

Magna Carta is an ancient document that influenced ideas about limiting rulers, but it isn’t the current governing document for Australia. A Bill of Rights refers to a set of specific rights protections in some countries; Australia protects rights through legislation and common law rather than a single national bill. A legal code is a broad term for collections of laws, not the specific constitutional framework that governs how Australia’s democracy operates.