New Zealand Is A Democracy

New Zealand has a democratic system of government when people vote for who they want to represent us in governments. You can only vote when you are 18 or over. And election happens every 3 years here in New Zealand and you can only be a government 2 times. You vote twice, one for electorate mp and for the party.

How A Bill Becomes A Law

There are 7 stages for the bill to become a law. A bill is a Idea or draft brought from the public. It is not a law but it is a upcoming law or draft. Each stage gets the bill to become a law. This bill is not the money bill or bills you have to pay it is a bill which is a upcoming law.

Step 1:Introduction

Anyone may draft a bill; however, only members of Congress can introduce legislation.

Step 2: Committee Action

As soon as a bill is introduced, it is referred to a committee. At this point the bill is examined carefully and its chances for passage are first determined. If the committee does not act on a bill, the bill is effectively "dead."

Step 3: Subcommittee Review
Often, bills are referred to a subcommittee for study and hearings. Hearings provide the opportunity to put on the record the views of the executive branch, experts, other public officials and supporters, and opponents of the legislation.

Step 4: Mark up
When the hearings are completed, the subcommittee may meet to "mark up" the bill; that is, make changes and amendments prior to recommending the bill to the full committee. If a subcommittee votes not to report legislation to the full committee, the bill dies. If the committee votes for the bill, it is sent to the floor.

Step 5: Committee Action to Report a Bill
After receiving a subcommittee's report on a bill the full committee votes on its recommendation to the House or Senate. This procedure is called "ordering a bill reported."

Step 6: Voting
After the debate and the approval of any amendments, the bill is passed or defeated by the members voting.

Bills and Select committee

For the past few days we have been learning about the Bills and Select committee. We learnt the 7 steps the bills go through in order for it to get permanently published as a law.A select committee is a committee mad up of a small number of Parliamentary members appointed to deal with particular areas. 

Three Branches

Last week we learnt about the Three Branches, New Zealand is made up of 3 branches which are Executive Branch,Legislative Branch & Judicial blog. By creating three branches of government, the founding fathers wanted no group or person to become too powerful.Something I didn't know about the government is that every 3 years there is a debate of who becomes our New Prime Minister of New Zealand.

Government

This term we have been learning about the government and the political party's. We have learnt a lot about labor and National and who our current prime minister is Jacinda Adern. We were learning about how Simon O'Connor, has won the electorate of Tamaki, where I come from. Every 3 years there is a election in the House of Parliament to choose who our Prime Minister will be.

Science

For the Past few weeks in science, I have learnt a lot. I have learnt about the different layers in earth and also about the Tectonic plates. I have learnt that there is 4 different types of layers in the earth and the mantle is the biggest one. I have learnt on how to be safe around the lab, and to not eat in the lab because there might be chemicals that can go in my food and if I eat it I might get poisoned. The second main difference is in the structure of the cell itself. Animal cells are smaller than plant cells and have a membrane around them that is flexible and allows molecules, gases and nutrients to pass into the cell. Plant cells are larger and in addition to a membrane they have a rigid cell wall.All living things are made up of cells, cells are also made out of protein and organelles.

Migration Presentation on India(Sos)

Reflections on presentation:
So today we had to present our powerpoint presentation. It was really scary trying to speak in front of my class. Some things I did well was being able to finish most slides and be able to present it clearly to my class. On the other hand, I could probably speak a bit louder and face my body to the audience instead of facing my back, but it would make sense because I had to read my work. What helped me get through my work easily was from the help of the audience. They were really quiet and supportive as I was speaking. But overall it was a really good experience and India is a amazing country. I really like learning about the way they live and their cultural traditions. One thing I can improve on as an audience is to manage myself better while other people are presenting.