Term 4 Civics and Citizenship jesse
Week 1
intro to C and C
citizenship- a term used to describe the act or status of being a citizen of society
Civics- Civics is the study of rights and responsibilities of citizens within within a society
What is democracy?
the origins of democracy come from the greek words demos and kratos
the six concepts of C and C
the Westminster system
justice
democratic values
participation
democracy
rights and responsibilities
Key terms
government
multiculterism
citixenship
parliament
civics
parliamentary democracy
Week 3
Week 2
why do we need law
the protect us and our rights
legal vs non-legal
Laws protect us
examples of ech
legal- stealing something
differences
non legal is not made by the government. and a legal law is one that is made by the government
Non legal- being late to class
statutory law
laws that are made and passed in parliment
it is made by both the upper house and lower house looking at a bill of the law and passing it or not passing it
common law
an example of common law is being a newcance a judge can change change the existing rule depending on the case
it is made when a judge has to make a ruling about a case that is not covered by statutory law
customary law
who uses it - aboriginal elders
unofficial law that has been in place for many years often passed along by word of mouth
civil law
diff to crim
used mostly for settling desputes
tort law
a breach of duty imposed by the law
Criminal law
rights of accused
define
guilty act vs guilty mind
Guilty mind- person intended to break the law
Week 4
test revision
Test 1
week 5
Essay practice
freedoms
religion
assembely
speech
assosiation
Why are freedoms important
movement
if there were no freedoms we couldn't participate in society
allows a person to participate in Australia's democracy
free to practice as many religions or no religions at all
allows people to meet in groups for social and political purposes
free to join pf form any group as long as it is legal
a citizen can travel to any state or territory in australia and also re enter
Week 6
guilty act- a law was broken
they have the right to a fair trial and to an internee
essay
test revision