civics and citizenship
definition of civics and citizenships
week 1
6 key concepts
democratic values-the belief and ideals that are held by our society as a democracy
democracy-a system of government run by the people, for the people
justice-concept of justice in Australia ultimately means that people should treat each other in a manner that is fair and balanced
participation-it refers to the way good citizen contribute to or take part in society
the Westminster system-the Westminster system is a form of parliamentary government originating in the united kingdom
rights and responsibilities- the concept of rights and responsibilities refers to our entitlements and duties as citizens
that citizens can actively participate question and improve democracy in their society to get a say vote in what or who they have to follow
week 2
why do we need laws
so that our society can be kept in line and feel safe and equal so we don't do anything wrong and to keep our society running smoothly
who makes the laws
the governor of the queen
parliament + government
ministers
legal vs non legal
legal is something that you can do without getting in trouble and non legal is something that is against the law and you will get punished
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common law-unwritten laws based on legal precedents established by the courts
made by not having a specific law but it is against the law and needs to be punished
in the olden days if someone stole a horse there was no law against it so they wouldn't get punished but these days the judge can make a new law a quick decision in court
examples-an earlier event or action that is an example or guide for other judges
statutory law
is something mandated by or related to statutes, which are laws or bills passed by the legislature
made by parliament
examples-judges can make laws for certain circumstances
the path of bill through parliament 
week 3
customary law
laws that not everyone follows but are still important to other people and people still abay by it
example aboriginal peoples law
aboriginal peole
civil law
the system of law concerned with private relations between members of a community
familys
divorce between 2 adults
criminal law
system of law concerned with the punishment of offenders.
people who break the law and need to be punished
a person gets done for drink driving and has to go to court to get a punishment
week 4
test revision
civics and citizenships
all the laws
test 1
week 5
essay practice
why are freedoms important- to keep our country running smoothly and fairly to make sure people have a say in there own country
association- a group of people protesting
speech- freedom of being able to express yourself
assembly- being able to gather i large groups of people
religion- the freedom to be able to believe in any god or anything you like
movement- the freedom to move anywhere when ever you want
week 6
essay
freedoms are the rights to express yourself
5 freedoms
movement
religoin
speech
association
assembly
bound of law
allows people to express freedoms without breaking the law
which is more important
speech or movement
speech is more important more valuable to society gets heard and used more