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Aboriginal Studies and the Legislature – School program

• Stage 6 - Aboriginal Studies
• 3 levels of government
• Democracy
• Division of Powers
• Government
• Law Reform
• Legislation
• Legislative Change
• Responsible Government

Learning Outcomes

• H1.2 analyses and discusses the social justice and human rights issues that are contemporary consequences of colonialism on Aboriginal and other Indigenous peoples
• H2.1 examines contemporary expressions of Aboriginal and other Indigenous peoples’ culture, heritage and identity
• H3.2 evaluates the impact of key government policies, legislation and legal decisions on the socioeconomic status of Aboriginal peoples and communities

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Commemoration of the ANZAC Legend

• Stage 5 - History
• Democracy
• Federation

Learning Outcomes

• HI5-SOU-01 Integrates evidence from sources to develop historical accounts, explanations and arguments about the past
• HI5-INQ-01 Assesses the value and limitations of sources as part of a historical inquiry
• LEARN ABOUT: Nature, commemoration and perspectives of the Anzac legend

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Conscription

• Stage 5 - History
• History
• Legislative Change
• Parliamentary Democracy

Learning Outcomes

• HI5-CPP-01
• HI5-COM-01

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Development of Democracy Timeline

• Stage 3
• Federation
• Government
• History
• People

Learning Outcomes

• Identify aspects of the British and USA systems of government that form part of Australia’s system
• Identify events leading to the establishment of democratic principles in Australia’s system of government

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Division of Powers

• Stage 6 – Legal Studies
• 3 levels of government
• Constitutional Democracy
• Separation of Powers

Learning Outcomes

• Outline the concept of the 'division of powers'
• Describe the different types of legislative power outlined in the Australian Constitution
• Explain the difference between 'division of powers' and 'separation of powers'

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Edmund Barton

• Stage 3
• Edmund Barton
• History
• People

Learning Outcomes

• Understand the order of events leading to the establishment of Australian democracy and Federation in 1901
• Understand the role Edmund Barton played in setting up Australia’s Federation

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Elections and Voting

• Stage 5 - Commerce
• Elections
• Representative Democracy

Learning Outcomes

• Students will explain the rights and responsibilities of individuals and groups in the democratic process, including the right to vote
• Students analyse and understand how an election is conducted, voting methods and systems; preferential voting, optional preferential voting and proportional and optional preferential proportional voting
• Students will understand how to develop solutions to an issue and actively engage with Australian Democracy

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Federation and the Constitutional Conventions

• Stage 3
• Edmund Barton
• Federation
• Henry Parkes

Learning Outcomes

• Identify aspects of the British and USA systems of government that form part of Australia’s system.
• Identify events leading to the establishment of democratic principles in Australia’s system of government.
• Understand the role the constitutional conventions played in Australia becoming a federation.

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Federation and the Constitutional Conventions Stage 5

• Stage 5 - History
• Constitutional Conventions
• Edmund Barton
• Federation
• Henry Parkes
• History
• Separation of Powers

Learning Outcomes

• Depth study (core) – Australia: making a nation – from Federation to WWI (1889 – c. 1919)

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Head of State

• Stage 3
• Government
• People
• Separation of Powers

Learning Outcomes

• Identify the Governor as the Head of State for NSW
• Describe the role of the NSW Governor

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