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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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Conscription

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

Learning Outcomes

• HI5-CPP-01 Accounts for different contexts and perspectives of the past
• HI5-COM-01 Communicates historical argument using historical terms and concepts for a range of purposes, audiences and contexts

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How Laws are Made and Changed

• Stage 5 - Commerce
• Legislative Change
• Representative Democracy

Learning Outcomes

• Examine the role of law in society and investigate how and why laws change
• Understand the role of the Parliament in the making of statute law

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Parliament and Government

• Stage 5 - Commerce
• 3 levels of government
• Chambers of Parliament
• Constitutional Monarchy
• Democracy
• Democratic process
• Elections
• Federation
• Government
• Legislative Change
• Representative Democracy
• Separation of Powers

Learning Outcomes

• Describe how and why the separation of powers exists in Australia's democratic system
• Outline which political parties and Independents have been elected to the NSW Parliament.
• Describe how government is formed in a democracy based on the Westminster system
• Explain the terms parliamentary majority, a hung parliament and minority government and explain their significance in forming government in NSW
• Explain the difference between parliament and government

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STAGE 3 The Message Stick at the Parliament of NSW

• Stage 3
• Democracy
• Legislation
• Legislative Change
• People
• Representative Democracy

Learning Outcomes

• HS3-ACH-01 Describes Aboriginal Knowledges and Practices that care for Country and the importance of Aboriginal Languages revival
• HS2-ACH-01 Describes Aboriginal Peoples’ obligations to Country, Culture and Community

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