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CIVICS AND CITIZENSHIP download (Key concepts (Participation…

- - - - Example: In Australia we do this by voting, serving on a jury and paying taxes.
  - - - Example: These values are respect, equality, fairness and freedom.
        
        Equality
        
        Rights and responsibilities for all, without discrimination based on gender, race or religion
        
        Fairness
        
        All people are treated fairly, or without injustice and are given an equal opportunity.
        
        Respect
        
        Treating others with consideration and and valuing their rights, beliefs and views.
        
        Freedom
        
        Right's, responsibilities and privileges for all without interference
  - - - Example: The Westminster system includes an upper and lower house, a head of state, A head of government, an executive or cabinet made up of members of the parliament, an independent civil service and an independent judiciary
  - - - Right's
        
        Example: Our rights are to vote, trial by jury, protest and freedom.
      - Responsibilities
        
        Example: Our responsibilities are voting, jury service, paying taxes and obeying the law.
- - - - Definition: The high court of Australia is the highest court in Australia. The high court applies the laws and to decide cases of special federal significance
    - - Federal court of Australia
        
        Definition: Hears matters involving a dispute about the meaning of the Constitution and final appeals in civil and criminal matters from all courts in Australia.
      - Federal circuit court of Australia
        
        Definition: jurisdiction over matters broadly relating to family law and child support as well as administrative law, admiralty law, bankruptcy, copyright, human rights, industrial law and migration
      - Family court of Australia
        
        Definition: Parenting cases including those that involve a child welfare and Financial cases that involve multiple parties.
  - - - The definition: The upper house or senate is made up of 76 members who represent the states and territories. The role of the upper house is to make new laws.
    - - Definition: The lower house or house of representatives is made up of 150 members and each one represents a federal electorate. The lower houses role is to represent the views of citizens.
- - - - Principle: Everyone is innocent until they are proven guilty
        
        Principle: In some cases a trial by media happens. When trial by media happens some members of the jury may believe that the accused is guilty or innocent before the trial may have started
- - - - Roles: Solicitors represent a client. A solicitor doesn't spend most of it's time out of the court
    - - Barristers are experts on the law and spend most of the time in court. Separate barristers are experts on different parts of the law