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Civics & Citizenship ((((Can go to jail (Short time, Long time), Get a…
Civics & Citizenship
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Democracy = comes from greek, words - "demos' means citizen and "kratos" means rule.
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Westminster = Australia's system of government is based on the Westminster system named after an area in London where the british parliament is located.
Justice = can mean different things to different people from different societies in Australia, means treat each other fair & balanced.
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Rights & Responsibilities = rights ensure we have a say, responsibilities ensure we contribute.
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Making sure the people in government have been chosen by the people and that anyone can run for government
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Makes rules for their community, known as laws, 560 local governments or councils.
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federation in Australia is when six british colonies came together to from one nation for Australia.
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Definition - Known as the justice system, the purpose of the legal system is that we all get treated fairly and the laws are followed.
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1: Magistrates court : lowest court in hierarchy, busiest court in state. minor criminal matters.
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3: Supreme court : highest court in western australia, most serious criminal matters.
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Power is not distrubated across the three branches of government.
laws are made by the legislature and inforced by the judiciary.
Judges must make descions independsntly eithout being told what to do.
Laws apply to everyone the same.
Everyone should know about the law so they can obey it.
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District - Intimate court, serious criminal matters.
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Magistrates - lowest and busiest court,
Minor Criminal Matters.
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Part of the judiciary courts act as a place where people can resolve disputes and laws can be enforced fairly.
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Extreme cases, jail for life or get a fine.
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If found not guilty, go free if guilty can be punished.
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Theres two houses, the House of Representatives and The Senate.
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The referendum was about that the Commonwealth parliament could make laws for aboriginal people and include them in the cesus.
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Step five: the voters vote 'yes' or "no' for the question asked if they want to change the Australian Constitution or not.
defenition - A referendum is a vote by the Australian citizens to change the Australian Constitution
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A preamble was also added but it ws not affecteing the vote for the republic also the preamble was not legal.
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To change the Australian Constitution you need to be able to hold a referendum, a referendum is a vote by the Australian Citizens to add a new rule or take away an old one.
Changes to the Australian Constitution are very important because you need a directly approval from the Australian citizens.
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