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    Referendum Use in NSW: Daylight Saving Case Study

    • Year 10 - Commerce
    • Democracy
    • Government
    • Parliamentary Democracy

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    • Explain how laws are made, including common and statute law
    • Investigate why laws change, how they change and the effect of the changes
    • Explain the role of law in society
    • Analyse key factors affecting decisions
    • Evaluate options for solving problems and issues
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    Referendum Use in NSW: Daylight Saving Case Study

    Three Levels of Government

    • Year 10 - Commerce
    • Representative Democracy

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    • Describe the roles and responsibilities of Australia’s three levels of government
    • Explain what the concept ‘division of powers’ means
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    Three Levels of Government

    Parliament and Government

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

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    • 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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    Parliament and Government

    How Laws are Made and Changed

    • Year 10 - Commerce
    • Legislative Change
    • Representative Democracy

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    • 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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    How Laws are Made and Changed

    Elections and Voting

    • Year 10 - Commerce
    • Elections
    • Representative Democracy

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    • 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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    Elections and Voting

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