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Year 8 Term 4 Civics and Citizenship - Coggle Diagram

- - - - The study of citizen rights and responsibilities and how the government works
    - - status as a citizen, Person who legally lives in an area or country
  - - - origin
        
        Ancient Greece
      - How it works
        
        Citizens elect people who will represent them in government
      - Direct
        
        Citizens would directly vote on issues than electing someone to fix it
      - Representative
        
        Citizens elect representatives to make laws on their behalf
  - - - Definiton
        
        Belief and Ideals held by our society
      - Example
        
        Fairness, Freedom, Equality and Respect
    - - Definition
        
        Many Meanings
      - Example
        
        Australia meaning = Treating each other in a manner that is fair and balanced
    - - Definition
        
        Citizens elect a higher up to represent them in government
      - Example
        
        Voting
    - - Definition
        
        Stuff that Citizens need to do and stuff that they are entitled to
      - Example
        
        Right to have pets and responsibility to take care of pets
    - - Definition
        
        Form of parliamentary government that includes three arms of government
      - Example
        
        Queen, Prime minister
    - - Definition
        
        taking part in society
      - Voting
  - - - Elected members of parliament that makes decisions for a nation or state
    - - People of different races and cultures living peacefully and equally with one another
    - - Study of citizen rights and responsibilities and how the government works
    - - System of government where people elect representatives to parliament in order to make laws which reflect the views of the majority of votes
    - - Status, Legally living in a town or country
    - - The national state law-making body that is made up of elected representatives
  - - - Example
        
        Attend school
      - Definition
        
        Stuff citizens need to do
    - - Definition
        
        Stuff citizens are entitles to
      - Example
        
        Right to an education
- - - - Protect people
      - Stop people from doing bad things
      - World doesn't go into chaos
  - - - Legal laws are laws made by the government