What I know about government
WALA: What is government and what they do.
The NZ Government is called a democracy because they have a Parliament that consists of members that were elected by their voters.
Elections happen every 3 years in which NZ citizens over 18 are allowed to vote. They get 2 votes, in which one vote is for a Political Party and the other is to vote on who should represent their area. After the voting, the percentage of their votes goes towards how many seats they take up in parliament. They would have to have more than 5% of votes to have a seat in parliament, the more votes they get the more seats they take. For example, if they get 50 percent of the votes, they get 50 percent of the seats which their party gets 60 seats.
Key words meanings
Laws: A set of rules
democracy: A system of government where people vote for the people they want in parliament
rights: Something we are entitled too
electorate: A voting area
political party: An organised group who believe in the same values and ideas
government: A group of elected people who make our laws
MP: Member of parliament