What is federation?
Federation is multiple states coming together to join as one. For example the federation of Australia is made up of 6 states and 2 territories, New South Wales in 1788, Tasmania in 1825, Western Australia in 1831, South Australia in 1836, Victoria in 1851, Queensland in 1859. But in 1901 was when Australia became a nation.
Why is federation so important?
I believe Federation is important because if there was no federation each state would have different rules. This brings all our states in Australia into a federation.
Who was the founder of federation?
Henry Parks was the founder of federation. Henry Parks was a 5 times premier of NSW, in 1889 Henry Parks made a famous speech in the towns of Tender field. Henry
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But Alfred Deakin was part of a new generation and thought that the continent should be a united country. Eventually he convinced the colonies to give it another shot, this time people got to vote for representatives. There was a heap of arguing the bigger richer states though that they had to share money with the poorer states, and the smaller states thought that they would not have a saying in the decisions. And then there where and augment about where the capital city should be. New Zealand decided to stay out of it and WA weren't to keen on it, eventually a new constitution was drawn up. Most colonies let there people vote on what or whether or not their people wanted in. In 1899 all the colonies except WA said yes, Australia was about to become a nation. WA did agree to join a year later, but the constitution was already written and the Queen had already agreed. In 1901 in Sydney Australia was proclaimed as a federation with 6 states and 2 …show more content…
Where aboriginals included in federation?
The aboriginals were not included in federation or included in the constitution.
What important dates led towards federation?
1863 – 1st Intercolonial conference to discuss common issues
1885 – Federal Council of Australia was set up
1889 – Sir Henry Parkes made a speech at Tender field to replace the council with a strong central government
1890 – Premiers met to discuss the proposal and agreed
1891 – The National Australasian Commission first met, but the constitution was not supported
1893 – Dr John Quick proposed to have another convention organized
1895 – all the Premiers met in Hobart where they agreed tot he proposal
1897 – the 2nd convention met in three states to prepare a draft constitution
1898 – people had a referendum – it was approved in Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania, but not in New South Wales. They did not hold referendums in Queensland and WA.
1899 – Premiers met and made changes and was put to all in all states except for
Indigenous Australians have faced many changes to their original life style, with numerous policies being brought in. These policies had an incredible affect on how the indigenous Australians lived. The policies inflicted on the indigenous Australians varied widely and had numerous impacts. The policies of assimilation, protection and integration had mainly negative impacts on the community, causing loss of identity, language and religion. The policies of self-determination and reconciliation, had mostly positive effects to the indigenous Australian community, creating a stronger bond between black and white Australians, encouraging the concept of closing the gap between indigenous Australians and non-indigenous Australians. These policies had an incredible influence on the indigenous Australians life, changing many ways they lived. The policies changed the path of history for all Australians.
Australia's federation came about through a process of deliberation, consultation and debate. Before 1901 Australia did not exist as a nation. It was six British colonies, which were self-governed, but under the power of the British Parliament. The colonies were almost like six separate countries. In the 1880s there was so much disorganisation within this system, which caused a belief that a national government was, needed to deal with issues such as trade, defence and immigration saw popular support for federation grow.
Without federalism there would be no hierarchy of power in this country and instead of union we would have division. This is what makes federalism so important to the United States of America and why we have been able to prosper together as a union.
Mallory, J.R.. 1965. “The Five Faces of Federalism.” In P.A. Crepeau and C.B. Macpherson (eds.) The Future of Canadian Federalism. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
On September 1, 1864, the Charlottetown Conference was set in motion for Canada’s Confederation.At the conference, John A. Macdonald and George-Etienne Cartier proposed arguments that were in favour of a union of the four colonies.Alexander Tilloch Galt presented the financial arrangements of the Province of Canada’s proposal if there will be such union. In addition, George Brown showed the p...
Federation is the joining of states to become one nation. The Australian government first considered federation in 1890 when premier Henry Parkes convinced other premiers to discuss federation in the Australasian Federation Convention. Australia finally federated in 1901 after many failed attempts at doing so. Australia finally federated because
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The order of the meeting followed the standard set of procedures for a public meeting. First the person would stand and present say what they were looking for, mostly variances, and presented their case for it. Then, people in the audience were able to stand and ask questions if they had any. The audience was then allowed to voice their opinions about the proposition. The board would then ask the proper commission head to share more about the proposition. A short time followed where the council members reviewed the facts and shared their opinions about the subject....
The president had a special meeting with congress about the bill and introducing the amendment. It was passed with more than enough votes than necessary on May 12, 1919. After all of that it got sent to the senate on June 4, 1919. Then after a long discussion it was finally passed with fifty-six "yes's" and twenty-five "no's", the only thing left was for it to be ratified from the necessary number of states. The women had to go through the House of Representative, but when the bill went through there the first time it lost. They tried a second time the bill was passed with one more vote than necessary. After that, the bill was then taken to the senate. In order for it to get approved it needed two-thirds majority in the senate and two-thirds majority in the House of Representatives. It was then again it was turned down on February 10, 1919, for lacking two votes to make the two-thirds. Later in the 1920's, the National League of Women replaced the National Suffrage Association. Within this organization women were challenging the formal belief that women's proper sphere of influence was
Report of the Proceedings and Debates of the Convention of 1821 (Albany, 1821), 219, 221-22.
Later in May 1919, there was a special assembly where the House and the Senate passed the Susan B. Anthony amendment. The entire procedure of approval was completed on August 18,1920. That was the day women won the fight for women’s suffrage. In the beginning, from
A Federal system is a system of government where power and sovereignty are shared constitutionally between a central authority and subunits. The central authority retains primary sovereignty while the subunits (state, province etc.) retain a degree of autonomy. Examples of federal countries include Ethiopia, Germany, and USA etc.
The Federation is the Swiss designation of the State (the term Confederation is also frequently used). The Federation has authority in all areas in which it is empowered by the Federal Constitution - for example, foreign and security policy, customs and monetary p...
Federalism is a legal concept that is centered around the concept that law is best handled as a two layered responsibility. Federalism is also built on a belief that sharing power with the local government is key to a successful governance. According to the text book, “the United States was the first nation to adopt federalism as its governing framework” (pg83). The following are a few examples of some advantages, as well as disadvantages of Federalism.