Year 9 Revision VLL Class Review Notes PDF

RECALL QUIZ End A B A B B B A B B A A B A  A A A A A A A  Parliament What is a Member of Parliament (MP)? What and who is the Prime Minister (PM)? What and who is the Governor General? What and who is the Head of the Opposition? What and who is the Speak...

RECALL QUIZ End A B A B B B A B B A A B A  A A A A A A A  Parliament What is a Member of Parliament (MP)? What and who is the Prime Minister (PM)? What and who is the Governor General? What and who is the Head of the Opposition? What and who is the Speaker of the House? Where do the following people sit in Parliament - Prime Minister, Speaker, Leader of the Opposition  Parliament What is a Member of Parliament (MP)? Law makers/debaters/legislators What and who is the Prime Minister (PM)? Head of the Parliament or the Head of the Government- Christopher Luxon What and who is the Governor General? Representative of the King- Honourable Cindy Kiro What and who is the Head of the Opposition? Check and balance the government- Chris Hipkins What and who is the Speaker of the House? Lead the meeting in the Parliament- Gerry Brownlee Where do the following people sit in Parliament - Prime Minister, Speaker, Leader of the Opposition  Voting How often does New Zealand have an election? (Every 3 years) How many votes do you have at an election? (You only vote for Two things: 1 Member of the parliament and 1 Partylist of your choice)  Voting How often does New Zealand have an election? (Every 3 years) How many votes do you have at an election? (You vote for only Two things: 1mp and 1 Partylist) What is the difference between the ‘General’ and ‘Māori’ electorate? Who can vote in these electorates? Kenya, Australia, Ukraine, New Zealand, Lebanon, Japan, Haiti, USA, Vietnam,  Who are the current leaders and their colours? PARTY LIST LEADER COLOUR NATIONAL PARTY (GOVERNMENT) Chris Luxon Blue LABOUR PARTY (OPPOSITION PARTY) Chris Hipkins Red THE ACT PARTY David Seymour yellow THE NEW ZEALAND’S FIRST PARTY Winston Peters Black  MMP: Mixed-Member Proportional, combines proportional representation with individual electorates. FPTP (FPP): First-Past-the-Post, winner-takes-all system in single electorates. Difference: MMP ensures proportional representation; FPTP favors majority wins. Switch Year: 1996. Reason: To address unfair representation and disproportionate power. Impact: More diverse Parliament, fairer representation, coalition governments became common. FPTP vs. MMP FPTP- First Past the Post Election system where the candidate who wins the most vote wins the electorate, and the largest party becomes the government even with less than 50% of the vote MMP- Mixed member proportional Election system where the composition of the parliament is in the proportion to the number of electorates won by a party.  FPTP MMP - Offer additional - Candidate with the seats from the most votes in -both are party vote each electorate election wins. system in NZ - Was used from -Both have 1996 to present - Was used until the electorate 1996 - 120 seats in the and party vote Parliament - Has fewer seats in - Allow coalition the Parliament Government RESEARCH TASK: The Stranded Astronauts  Our Parliament is in Wellington. We talk about Parliament as being the Beehive, but there is more to it than this. Our Parliament As we go through the slides, colour each part of Parliament and annotate your map. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOTsXaldKW g  Parliament House This is where the debating chamber is – where MP’s sit and debate laws. It also has a Grand Hall, a Pacific room, and a Māori Affairs Committee Room. Built in 1907 – after previous building was damaged by fire. The Beehive This is where the Prime Minister and Cabinet ministers have offices. It also has restaurants and other rooms. Built between 1969 and 1979. Parliamentary Library Provides research services for MP’s. Damaged by fire twice – 1907 and 1992. Bowen House Office space for support staff. Built 1988-1990 Was used as a temporary parliament when Parliament House and Library were being refurbished. Debating Chamber Virtual Debating Chamber