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Civics and Citizenship - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Representatives are elected to male laws on our behalf
    - - Beliefs and ideas that are held by our society as a democracy
      - Respect
      - Fairness
      - Equality
      - Freedom
- - - - The structure of Australia's national parliament is called the Westminster system which is adopted from the UK
      - The Westminster consists of:
        
        The bicameral system
        
        2 houses
        
        the House of representatives
        
        The house of representatives is the lower house within the bi-cameral system. It consists of 151 members and is mostly known to represent the views, values and desires of Australian cititzens
        
        This house is usually called the "People's House" because of their work for all people in Australia
        
        The Senate
        
        The senate is the upper house which consists of 76 members (12 from each state or territory). This house debates about proposed laws and helps represent the interests of their state. This is really helpful because it makes sure that every state is okay with this
        
        Often called the "House of review" because they initiate, discuss and review new laws
        
        The bicameral system is when there are two houses (upper and lower) in a parliamentary system that are at tasks for different jobs, and how a proposed law has to be passed by both of the houses
        
        The crown
        
        The crown is the queen who is the English monarch
        
        The queen is represented by the Governor general
        
        Governor general's job
        
        To grant royal assent or give final approval on behalf of the queen for a bill
        
        Perform at ceremonial duties
        
        can end the term of parliament and call new federal election if both houses fail to agree over the passing of a significant law
    - - the type of government that Australia has is called a representative democracy
        
        a representative democracy is a system of government when people vote for a politician to represent the people, elected every 3 years
      - The queen is out head of state who is represented by the governor general
    - - Separation of powers means that no single group within the parliamentary system has the power over both political and legal systems
      - The 3 separations of power
        
        Legislative
        
        The legislative has the power to make the plan the law and is used by both the upper and lower house in parliament
        
        Executive
        
        the executive has the power to implement that law. These powers are used by the governor general who is represent on behalf of the queen and also the Prime Minister
        
        Judiciary
        
        The judiciary has the power to apply the law. The people who have this power is the judges in High or Federal courts
    - - The three levels of government are:
        
        State
        
        Some of the state governments responsibility'sare:
        
        Planning and Housing
        
        Agriculture
        
        Water supply
        
        Police
        
        Local
        
        Some of the local governments responsibilities are:
        
        rubbish collection
        
        Pest control
        
        Social Care
        
        Federal
        
        Some of the federal governments responsibilities are:
        
        Social Security
        
        Immigration
        
        Foreign affairs
        
        Defence
  - - - Representative Democratic republic
        
        when the people are allowed to vote for the head of state
    - - Power to administer the law is held by the president
      - Power to apply and interpret that law is the courts or judges
      - Power to make the laws is held by all of the levels of government. This is elected by people every five years
    - - District
        
        rubbish collection
        
        Pest control
      - National
        
        Currency
        
        Trade
        
        Defense
      - Provicial
        
        Police
        
        Agriculture
    - - The structure of Indonesia's national parliament is called a Peoples Consultative Assembly
      - the two levels of government are:
        
        People's representative Council
        
        This is the lower house which consists of 560 members
        
        Regional representatives Council
        
        This is the upper house and consists of 132 members
      - This differs from a bicameral system because a bill can still get past even if the upper house doesn't pass it through. The final say in whether to make and change laws is given to the Peoples Representative council
- - - - Corruption affects democracy because it consists of fraud and bribery towards political parties, trade unions and private businesses
  - - - This has a big affect on the peoples voting because they want something to be done and the parties aren't doing a whole lot about it. This leads to people not voting at all, which breaks the whole right of democracy
- - - - These laws are
        
        The right to a fair trial and not to experience torture
        
        The overall life and security of a person
        
        being able to live and work in a healthy environment
        
        Basic health care and education
- - - - Friendship between countries
      - Promotes rights and freedoms for all
      - International peace
- - - - providing universal primary education
      - stopping spread of diseases
      - wiping out poverty
      - to provide foreign aid equal to 0.7 per cent of countries national outcome
  - - - Must cut 5% of emissions by 2020