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Year 7 DRSC Term 4 Civics & Citizenship (6 Key concepts (Westminster…
Year 7 DRSC Term 4 Civics & Citizenship
6 Key concepts
Westminster System
Queen/GG
Upper House
Separation of Powers
Lower House
Australia's System of Government/Westminster system
The Senate
The House of Representatives
Separation of Powers
Queen/GG
Justice
Democratic Values
R.E.F.F
Equality
Fairness
Respect
Freedom
beliefs and ideals held by a democratic society
Participation
Democracy
made of two Latin words meaning power/rule of the people/citizens
Kratos= people/citizens
Demos= power/rule
A system of government
Australia is a representative democracy
Rights & Responsibilities
thins you are entitled to do
Constitution
Referendum
A change to the constitution
Date
1 January 1901
when Federation occured
The book of rules that governs all of our nation
Design of Australia's political system
separation of powers
legislative
power to makes laws
executive
power to execute laws
judiciary
power to judge laws
bicameral parliament
the two houses of parliament
The Senate
The House of Representives
tiers of government
Local
by-laws cover local parks, parking and garbage
States & Territories
makes laws relevant to state or territory
Federal
makes laws for the whole country
referendum
the process of changing the Constitution through 5 steps
writ
formal written order
has the referendum date on it
proposal
formal statement
prepared
sent to voters
printed
committees
vote yes or no on the bill
vote
compulsory
if a double majority is achieved, Constitution is changed
over 4 states and half of Australia have to say yes
bill
passed by both houses of parliament
the House of Representative
the Senate
proposed
active and engaged citizens
actions citizens take to participate in democratic rights
jury duty
protesting
voting
australias legal system
principles in Australia's legal system
our law enforcers
our courts
our judges
participants in the legal system
legal practitioners
judges
deciding appropriate sentence
extremely important in the legal system
deciding if guilty or at fault
independently of the executive and legislature
ensuring proper procedures are followed
ensuring proper procedures are followed
witnesses
People who have seen or heard an event
expert witness
evidence provided can help a jury better understand the facts of a case, and therefore decide on the best verdict
E.g. forensic accountant called to analyse a person's bank account
doctors, forensic scientists, are called to apply their understanding, skills and expertise
provide important information even though they might not have seen or heard it take place
may be called upon to present their observations as evidence in a court case
swear an oath that they will tell the truth
witnesses can play a crucial role in proving whether or not a person is guilty
juries
selected at random from the electoral role, must be 18 or over
jury service, or jury duty = a citizens responsibility to serve as part of a jury.
criminal or civil case
in Australia, juries are usually made up of 12 people
decision based on what was presented in court, not information outside of the court room
12 people, chosen at random, decide if guilty or not