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Development of Democracy Timeline

• Year 5 or 6
• Constitutional Democracy
• Federation
• Government
• History
• People

What you will learn

• How democracy developed in early NSW into the system we have today
• How the Australian Constitution was created

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Division of Powers

• Stage 6 HSC - Legal Studies
• 3 levels of government
• Constitutional Democracy
• Division of Powers
• Separation of Powers

What you will learn

• The following information and activities will help you to develop an understanding of the concept of the ‘division of powers’
• You will learn how it applies in Australia and NSW

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Edmund Barton

• Year 5 or 6
• Constitutional Conventions
• Edmund Barton
• Federation
• Henry Parkes

What you will learn

• The role Edmund Barton played in setting up Australia’s Federation

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Elections and Voting

• Year 7-10 - Commerce
• Elections
• Representative Democracy

What you will learn

• The following information and activities will help you understand the role of the individual in elections and voting
• You will learn how elections are conducted

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Federation and the Constitutional Conventions

• Year 5 or 6
• 3 levels of government
• Constitutional Conventions
• Edmund Barton
• Henry Parkes

What you will learn

• How the Australian Constitution was created

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Head of State

• Year 5 or 6
• Constitutional Monarchy
• Democracy
• Division of Powers

What you will learn

• The role of the NSW Governor who is the Head of State for NSW

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Henry Parkes

• Year 5 or 6
• Henry Parkes
• History
• People

What you will learn

• How Henry Parkes shaped the early colony
• The role Henry Parkes played in setting up Australia’s Federation

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How Laws are Made and Changed

• Year 7-10 - Commerce
• Legislative Change
• Representative Democracy

What you will learn

• The following information and activities will help to develop an understanding of Parliament
• You will learn about the process of making statute law
• You will learn how laws are made and how they change

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Law Reform and Parliamentary Committees

• Stage 6 HSC - Legal Studies
• Law Reform
• Legislation

What you will learn

• The following information and activities will help to understand the mechanisms and conditions that help bring about law reform
• You will learn how committee inquiries work
• You will learn about some other agents of law reform

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Legislative Process

• Stage 6 HSC - Legal Studies
• Legislation
• Separation of Powers

What you will learn

• The following information and activities will help you to develop an understanding of the the legislative process
• You will learn about the creation of statute law

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