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Civics and Citizenship (6 Key Concepts (The Westminster System (The…

- - - - Equality
        
        Rights and rights for all, without discrimination based on ethnicity, colour, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation or level of education. Everyone citizens have the right to the same chance.
      - Fairness
        
        Every citizen is treated equally, or without oppression, and are given equal opportunity. Sometimes regarded as the ' fair go ' in Australia.
      - Respect :
        
        A pretence of deep appreciation for someone or something prompted by their aptitudes, qualities, or accomplishments.
      - Freedom
        
        Rights, liberties and duties for all without intervention or influenced by other people or government.
  - - - Representative Democracy
        
        Representative Democracy is a form of democracy in which citizens of a nation vote to elect candidates or political parties to represent them in parliament. Those elected meet to debate about political disputes and represent on behalf of the entire electorate.
      - Liberal Democracy
        
        Liberal Democracy is a form of democracy in which a nation views certain democratic values as being detrimental.
      - Direct Democracy
        
        Direct democracy is a form of democracy in which citizens of a nation decide on policy initiatives directly from each electorate.
- - - - A feminist punk rock group referred as 'Pussy Riot' caught worldwide attention for their political protest in 2012. They performed a music video at the Moscow cathedral and posted it to the internet entitled, 'Punk Prayer- God, chase Putin away!'Which shared their political views about having a single figure oppressing their freedom of expression in the Russian media. As a result for their protest they were sentenced to two years imprisonment for their beliefs.
    - - Aung San Sun Kyi is aa Burmese human rights activist and politician. In 1988 she protested about the military regime that ruled and oppressed Myanmar (Burmese) and in 1989 was put under house arrest for her political ideology and protests. She spent the next 15 of 21 years in custody continuing and persisting against the government to decrease the administration of the military.
    - - Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani student, who was only 15 years of age when she was shot in the head by a gunman in October 2012 as she was returning from school. Malala believed that women deserved to hav ethe same rights to education as men and was an activist in protests to the government
- - - - State
        
        Conservation and Environment
        
        Vehicle Registration
        
        Public Hospitals
        
        Government Primary and Secondary Schools
      - Local
        
        Community Services
        
        Building Regulations
        
        Local Road Maintenance
        
        Swimming Pools
      - Federal
        
        Immigration
        
        Imports and Exports
        
        Currency (Money)
        
        Medicare
  - - - The Senate (Upper House)
        
        The Senate was initially formulated to protect the interests of the states. However, since the passing of the Constitution in 1901 all states were regarded as having equal representation regardless of landmass, this allowed smaller states to still participate within parliament. Each state is represented by 12 senators within the Senate and the two territories are represented by two senators each. Senators that are selected to represent the interests of the state they are in are commonly influenced by political parties that they belong to and are influenced by the party's policy.
      - The House of Representatives (Lower House)
        
        The House of Representatives was formulated to discuss matters of national and international importance, make and change federal law, by debating and voting on bills (proposed laws). In order to successfully achieve this representation, Australia is divided up into 150 geographical divisions referred to as electorates. Each electorate has approximately 94 00 voters. At election time, one candidate is elected from each electorate to represent that division in the House of Representatives.
- - - - The Labor party's policy is closing the economic gap that separates the wealthy and poor so that the finances are evenly distributed between individuals.
        
        These two influential parties are similar in their initial intent to improve how they perceive to improv the lifestyle of workers. However, their views of how to achieve this varies as Labor believes in increasing taxation for those who inhabit large amount of finances to give back to the community. Whilst, Liberal believes that individuals and businesses should make their own decisions to expand their influence which requires less government administration.
    - - The Liberal party's policy is the power of individuals and businesses to make their own decisions to thrive and prosper.
- - - - Lower Courts (Magistrates' Court and Local Court)