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How many proposals for change to the constitution have been put to the Australian people so far?
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What are the 2 things that needed for a referendum to CHANGE the Australian constitution?
A double majority in both the people and the states.
What is term of the change that have been made to the constitution?
When people seek to change the constitution, they refer to it as amending the constitution
Is the majority vote of the people sufficient enough to change the constitution?
No. The people have no direct way to change the US constitution.
The right to change the Constitution is retained by?
The states/people retain the right to change the Constitution.
How is people power involved in the 1967 referendum?
A referendum occurs when the Government puts forward a motion to the Australian public regarding possible changes to the Constitution. Essentially, to change the constitution, a double majority result is needed to invoke such a change. This means that majority of people in the majority of states must approve of the change. Essentially people power is involved in this due to the majority of people saying that they wanted the change. Their legal and constitutional right to vote gave them the opportunity to do this.
What percentage of Australia wants the constitution changed?
Traditionally the Australian Constitution has proven very hard to change, in its history the constitution has been changed only 8 times out of 46 attempts, as such we can surmise that not alot of people want the constitution changed generally, but I could give a better answer if you asked about the constitution being changed in regards to what area.
What is the old constitution that applied to the native peoples of Australia?
The Australia constitution applies to all Australians, there has never been a Constitution just for the Australian Aboriginal people.
Did congress change the fourth amendment?
NOT possible, Congress can not "change," the Constitution! Only the "People." can vote to AMEND the Constitution.
What is change a vote of Constitution of Ireland?
A "referendum" is held in Ireland when a proposed change to the constitution is being put to the Irish people.
Many people opposed to ratification of the Constitution because it laked what?
It lacked a Bill of Rights. The constitution was for the people. As needs change the people needed rights to amend the Constitution.
Do people have the freedom to disagree with the government in Australia?
The freedom of political speech is an implied right, in the Australian constitution.
Why do you change the constitution?
You change The Constitution to make it better. You change The Constitution to make it better. The constitution is a set of guidelines or a framework for the government to work within. it limits the scope of government decisions. So if the people feel the constitution is either allowing the government to much power or not allowing enough power, people can change it to redress the imbalance, which either way it may swing.
