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Elections and Voting

• Stage 5 - Commerce
• Elections
• Representative Democracy

Learning Outcomes

• Students will explain the rights and responsibilities of individuals and groups in the democratic process, including the right to vote
• Students analyse and understand how an election is conducted, voting methods and systems; preferential voting, optional preferential voting and proportional and optional preferential proportional voting
• Students will understand how to develop solutions to an issue and actively engage with Australian Democracy

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How Laws are Made and Changed

• Stage 5 - Commerce
• Legislative Change
• Representative Democracy

Learning Outcomes

• Examine the role of law in society and investigate how and why laws change
• Understand the role of the Parliament in the making of statute law

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Parliament and Government

• Stage 5 - Commerce
• 3 levels of government
• Chambers of Parliament
• Constitutional Monarchy
• Democracy
• Democratic process
• Elections
• Federation
• Government
• Legislative Change
• Representative Democracy
• Separation of Powers

Learning Outcomes

• Describe how and why the separation of powers exists in Australia's democratic system
• Outline which political parties and Independents have been elected to the NSW Parliament.
• Describe how government is formed in a democracy based on the Westminster system
• Explain the terms parliamentary majority, a hung parliament and minority government and explain their significance in forming government in NSW
• Explain the difference between parliament and government

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Passing a Bill – Animation

• Stage 5 - Commerce
• Legislation

Learning Outcomes

• The process of making Statute law

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Referendums in New South Wales

• Stage 5 - Commerce
• Democracy
• Government
• Parliamentary Democracy

Learning Outcomes

• Explain how laws are made, including common and statute law
• Investigate why laws change, how they change and the effect of the changes
• Explain the role of law in society
• Analyse key factors affecting decisions
• Evaluate options for solving problems and issues

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So, What is Question Time?

• Stage 5 - Commerce
• Government
• Parliamentary Democracy
• Responsible Government
• Separation of Powers

Learning Outcomes

• Explain the role of Question Time in the NSW Parliament and Westminster System
• Explain the difference between parliament and government

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The NSW Budget

• Stage 5 - Commerce
• 3 levels of government
• Democracy
• Law Reform
• Legislation
• Representative Democracy
• Responsible Government
• Separation of Powers

Learning Outcomes

• CO5-GOL-01 explains the role of government and the law in society

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Three Levels of Government

• Stage 5 - Commerce
• 3 levels of government
• Representative Democracy

Learning Outcomes

• Describe the roles and responsibilities of Australia’s three levels of government
• Explain what the concept ‘division of powers’ means

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