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4.10 Case study: Where did the Australian Constitution come from?

<p>Her Majesty's Stationery Office (Publisher), <em>Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act, 1900: Original Public Record Copy</em>, 1900</p>

Courtesy of the Gifts Collection, Parliament House Art Collection, Department of Parliamentary Services, Canberra, ACT

<p>Her Majesty's Stationery Office (Publisher), <em>Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act, 1900: Original Public Record Copy</em>, 1900</p>

1. This table shows some of the main aspects of the Australian Constitution and how it compares to the constitutions of the United States and Great Britain. Look at the information provided and decide which nation’s ideas had the greatest influence on Australian democracy as reflected in the Constitution.

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