Legislatures and Courts This paper discusses the role of the legislature and the court in making laws and social policy, with primary emphasis on Australia, a representative democracy and also a federal system, similar to both the United States and the UK in some respects, with its own specific federal system that makes laws based on perceived need and operates courts on the basis of precedent. Pages: 9 Bibliography: 5 source(s) listed Filename: 21308 Price: 80.55