What I know about government.

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. 

Do I think the voting system is fair?

I personally don't care at the moment, it isn't me to decide yet since i'm not at the age to vote. Either way i'm not old enough to even know how the system works or why it would affect me so do I believe the voting system is fair, probably. It's the people's vote whether or not they have a change in government and parliament, so you can say it's fair.

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