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Civics and Citizenship - Coggle Diagram

- - - - lobby group
        
        a lobby group is made to raise awareness on a certain topic
      - direct action
        
        direct action is protesting against unfai or unjust
      - voting
        
        Voting for leaders or for referendums is a great way to participate as you get to gecide what happens with the nation
      - being informed
        
        Staying informed is making sure to be up to date with national politics
  - - - The belief that everyone should be treated equally
    - - Everyone is treated fairly especially in court.
    - - Viewing others, their beliefs and rights respectfully
    - - The freedom to do what you want as long as it stays with the bounds of the law
  - - - protection against acquisition of property on unjust terms
        
        protection against people trying to steal your property
      - A right to trial by jury
        
        The right to a fair trial with out biased views or being discriminated against
      - The right to vote
        
        The right to vote in referendums and in voting for leaders/representatives
      - The right to freedom of religion
        
        The right to practice or not practice any religion
      - Protection against discrimination.
        
        Protection against discrimination especially in legal contracts such as jobs
    - - Jury service
        
        Jury service is when the government selects a number of people to participate in the jury, this can be canceled if you know anyone inside the case
      - Paying taxes
        
        Paying a certain percentage of your salary to the government so that they can do task such as run community centres and clean roads
      - Voting in elections
        
        Voting for leaders and representative to make decisions and represent the country
      - Obeying the law
        
        obeying the set laws that have been put in place by the government to prevent us from doing incorrect things.
- - - - First Reading
      - Second reading debate
      - Third reading
      - First the bill is prepared
        
        making a formal document to intoduce the idea of a new or changed law
      - The Senate
        
        THe bill goes through three readings again, it goes through the upper and lower house and is accepted or denied
      - The Governor General
        
        However this is inumportant as it always gets passed.
- - - - Federal magistrates courts
      - Jurisdiction covers family law, discrimination, migration, privacy, copyright etc
      - Hold hearings in all capital cities and some towns
    - - Hear family cases law cases (custody, divorce)
  - - - HEars more serious criminal cases and complex civil cases
      - Judge hears and decides civil cases
      - Judge and jury for criminal cases, judge decideds sentence
      - Hears appeals from magistrates courts
    - - Hears serious cases such as murder
      - Highest court in each state and territory
    - - Hears minor cases
- - - - The right to associate with any group as long as the group is not illegal.
    - - The right for Australian citizens to move within, and through Australia
    - - The freedom to gather anywhere on public property as long as it is within the bounds of the law
    - - Freedom of speech is the right to voice your opinions and beleifs
    - - The right to practise or not practise a certain religion
    - - Active participation is regularly taking apart of the community/country.
- - - - Climate change is the rapidly increasing problem on earth that is effecting the environment alot.
    - - Vehicles releasing a large amount of gases, which is damaging for the atmosphere and surrounding life.
    - - Wildfires in australia causesd by the earth being heated up.
- - - - Mateships means a strong relationships between friends or neighbours.
    - - National identity is the