Unit Test — Cumulative exam

Question 46 • **MFISD WORLD GEO B 22-23 CR

Which of the following statements best describes the governments of postcolonial Australia and New Zealand?

Answer

Both countries remained territories of Britain and are required to follow all of the laws and decisions made by the British government, with little input about these decisions.

Both countries established a monarch of their own and gained full independence from Britain.

Both countries became constitutional monarchs and recognize the British monarch as the head of state. Australia does not give the monarch political power, but New Zealand represents the Bristish monarch with a governor general.

Both countries became constitutional monarchs, but did not separate from Britain and continue to allow the British monarch to rule their governments.

Explanation

Australia and New Zealand are independent constitutional monarchies that recognize the British monarch as their head of state. The monarch does not govern either country directly; a governor-general carries out the monarch’s formal duties in each. Choice C is the best answer, although its description of the governor-general specifically mentions only New Zealand.

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