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YEAR 8 TERM 4 MINDMAP CIVICS AND CITIZENSHIP, DEFINE CIVICS AND…
YEAR 8 TERM 4 MINDMAP CIVICS AND CITIZENSHIP
WEEK 1
CIVICS - the study of rights and responsibilities of citizens and how government works
CITIZENSHIP - a person status as a citizen; a citizen is a person who legally lives in an area (town/country). They have rights and responsiblilites
WHAT IS A DEMOCRACY
ORIGIN - Greece
HOW IT WORKS - Democracy is government in which power and civic responsibility are exercised by all adult citizens. It is important because it gives people the freedom of saying their opinion
DIRECT - Direct democracy is the formation of when people decide policy initiatives directly
REPRESENTATIVES - Today, most democratic societies such as Australia are representative democracies. This means we elect representatives to make laws on our behalf
RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Rights - A right is something that is protected in law that gives us protection or freedom to express ourselves
RESPONSIBILITIES - A responsibility is something that we as citizens must do to continue to live in our society obeying the law is one of the most important responsibilities we have. If we don't we can be removed from society (jail).
THE 6 CONCEPTS OF CIVICS AND CITIZENSHIP
DEMOCRACY - a system of government filled with people for the people
DEMOCRATIC VALUES - the beliefs, ideas that make the society fair
THE WESTMINISTER SYSTEM - the West minister system is the basis or government in Australia. it includes the structure and roles of of the executive, legislature and judiciary
JUSTICE - justice is about understanding the laws and not breaking them so our society is safe and making sure people know that breaking a crime is not tolerated
PARTICIPITATION - how an individual can participate in many things in their society such as voting and protesting
RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITES - the rights and freedom an a citizen has but as a well as the obligation to have responsibilites. For example a citizen has the right to believe in an religion but also has the responsibility to let others believe in their religion.
WEEK 2
WHY DO WE NEED LAWS - we need laws so we can maintain peace in our society and protects us from danger from others. We also need laws as it sets an appropriate behaviour for us and makes sure crimes don't get commited and harm others
LEGAL VS NON-LEGAL
DIFFERENCES - legal rules are a rule that are made by the parliament and enforced by the court while non legal is a rule your school or parents make that are not enforced by the court
EXAMPLE OF LEGAL - homicide and trespassing EXAMPLE OF NON-LEGAL - family rules
STATUTORY LAW
DEFINE - Statutory law is a written law passed on by a body of legislature
THE PATH OF THE BILL THROUGH PARLIMENT
LOWER HOUSE
the legislative assembly is the lower house of parliament it contains 59 members
UPPER HOUSE
The legislative council is the upper house of the parliament and it contains 36 members
CROWN
The crown is the british legislature it has the role of approving and passing the bill before they become a law
COMMON LAW
DEFINE - common law is the body of law created by judges and similar judicial tribunals by virtue of being stated in written opinions.
an example is trespassing
a precedent is a legal case that establishes a rule
WEEK 3
CRIMINAL LAW
INDICTMENT - an indictment is when someone is being accused for a serious crime
SIMPLE - simple is not a serious crime but is considered as an offence this type of crime would be held at magistrate court as it is not as serious of a crime.
THE PROCESS
ACCUSED - the accuser is called defendant and the person being accused
ACCUSER - the accuser is called the prosecutor
CIVIL LAW
Civil law defines the rights and responsibilites of an individual. a breach of a civil law right or obligation does not usually lead to criminal processes an example is defamation
TORT LAW - tort law are common law actions for individual wrongs.
DIFFERENCES WITH CRIMINAL LAW - civil law is deals with an individual with another while criminal law deals with an individuals offenses with the state or federal
CUSTOMARY LAW
Customary laws are unofficial or unwritten laws that are passed by mouth to mouth this is often used in indigenous tribes. They are obligated rules of conduct; practices or beliefs
examples: protection of sacred sites, grant of land rights etc
WEEK 4
TEST REVISION
TEST 1
WEEK 5
FREEDOM
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT - freedom is import because it allows us to do daily things without the fear of the government punishing us.
SPEECH
freedom of speech is the freedom to say our opinions ideas or beliefs. it ensures people are allowed to say what they want just as long as it does not harm others
EXAMPLES - Protesting and voting
RELIGION
freedom of religion is the freedom to practice or believe in whatever religion u want
christianity
ASSEMBLY
assembly is the freedom to protects the right of individuals and groups to meet and to engage in peaceful protest. The right to freedom of association protects the right to form and join associations to pursue common goals.
hosting a party
MOVEMENT
freedom of movement allows us to move to different places to travel, do jobs or visit family and way more stuff just as long as it does not harm others
plane or car drive
ESSAY PRACTICE
WEEK 6
ESSAY PRACTICE AND IN CLASS ESSAY ON FREEDOM
DEFINE CIVICS AND CITIZENSHIP
