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Civics And Citizenship Flashcards

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What is civics and citizenship?

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Civics is the study of our political and legal system and citizenship is our role in society and our associated rights and responsibilities

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What are the 6 key concepts?

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Democracy, democratic values, Westminster system, participation. Rights and responsibilities and justice.

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What is democracy?

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A system of government run by the people for the people

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What are democratic values?

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They are the beliefs and ideals that are held up by our society. This is so we can asses how well we are operating as a democracy.

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What are some of the democratic values?

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Respect, equality, fairness and freedom.

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What is the Westminster system?

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Is a form of parliamentary government coming for the uk. Australia is based off this government, it includes: head of state, priminster, 2 Houses of Parliament.

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What is participation?

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This refers to the way citizens contribute/take part in society. E.g. voting, protest, sign petitions, discuss political events.

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What are rights and responsibilities?

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This refers to our entitlements and duties as citizens. Our rights let us have a say and our responsibilities make sure we contribute.

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What are examples of rights and responsibilities?

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Rights: Vote, trial by jury, protected against discrimination, financial assistance
Responsibilities: Vote, pay tax and serve in jury

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What is justice?

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This means that people should be treated in a manner that is fair and balanced for fair outcomes.

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What is government?

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The body with society that has the authority to govern and make laws

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3 main types of government?

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Autocracy, Oligarchy, Democracy

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What is autocracy?

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1 person possess unlimited power and citizens have limited role in government.

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What is an oligarchy?

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A small group holds control and citizens have limited role in government.

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What is a constitutional monarchy?

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A king or queen acts as head of state but their power is limited by the constitution.

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What is the separation of powers?

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It seeks to avoid one group having all the power, these include the parliament, judiciary and executive government.

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What is the Parliaments role (part of separation of powers)?

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To pass and make laws

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Who are the members of the Federal Parliament?

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  • 151 HOR
  • 76 SENATORS
  • King
  • Governor General
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What do the House of Reps do?

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A members role is to represent the people in their local electorate and to pass and modify laws.

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What does the senate do?

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A senators role is to represent the people in their state/territory and they review bills passed from the HOR.

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What does the King/ Governor General do?

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Their role is to represent the monarch and provide Royal Assent to bills passed

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What is the Executive Government?

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They put the passed bills, now laws, into action and ensure that they are executed

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What is a political party?

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A group of people with similar ideas of how the country should be ran. They come together and create a political party.e.g. The liberal, labour, nationals

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What is an independent?

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A person who does not belong to a political party and goes their own way.

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What is a policy?

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A plan/rule to solve a problem that in the long run will help us see the progress we have made after the policy was set.

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List the key 5 political parties.

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Labour Party, Liberal Party, Nationals, Greens, One Nation

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List the steps in policy making? (Refer back to the Policy Making Cycle)

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  1. Agenda Setting
  2. Formulation
  3. Implementation
  4. Review
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What is Agenda Setting in policy making? Refer and Explain Framing

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This means to recognise a problem and frame it. Framing means writing the problem out so it can be viewed.

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What is formulation in policy making? ( Refer to the policy making cycle)

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Policy makers will brainstorm possible solutions to the problem and do research. Then prepare a policy proposal.

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What is the hierarchy?

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Hierarchy is the levels of court. It starts at Magistrates - District Court - Supreme Court - High Court

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What is a precedent?

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Is a law made by a judge in court based off the current case. This precedent it followed through all court levels.

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What is customary law?

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Is a type of law that has rules that people followed but never wrote down and is passed down by generation through stories.

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