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Civics And Citizenship Flashcards

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Democracy

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Goverment run by the people for the people, Citizens are involved in the running of society by elections people to represent them

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Democratic values

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They are beliefs and ideals heals by justice if society. The values include respect, equality, fairness and freedom

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Justice

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Could mean payback whilst to others it could mean fairness, in Australian it means people should treat each other in a manner that is balanced

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Participation

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Refers to easy good citizens contribute to or take part in society
E.g voting, serving on a jury, or paying taxes

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Rights and responsibilities

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Important part in a living democracy
Rights ensure we have a say in the way our country is run and treated fair doing so. Responsibilities ensure we contribute to our society in order to keep going as a strong democracy

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Freedoms

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Freedom of speech
Freedom of assembly
Freedom of religion 
Freedom of movement
Freedom of association
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Freedom of speech

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The right to have a say in any political matter that involves your country
The right to expresses our opinions to concerns without the risk of punishment

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Limits of freedom of speech

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Limited due tot he bounds of law

Imposed to prohibit hate speech, bullying, defamation and obscenity

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What si hate speech

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Illegal or publicly use language that is likely to offend, insult, humialte or intimidate anyone because of the person race, colour or national or ethnic origin

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What si defamation

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Occurs when a person writes or says something likely to damage thereputation of another person

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What si freedom of association

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The right to peacefully form or join a group, club or organization without being stopped

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Bounds of laws include:

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If it involves breaking the Australian laws
E.g Crimean law
Workplace relations
Anti discrimination

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Criminal law

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May restraint gangs or terrorists originations from associating in order to reduce the risks of crime or harm to the public

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Workplace relations

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An employer is not allowed to fire a worker for being part of a union. However if 5at winter commits a crime they would then have to right to fire that person

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Anti discrimination

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Spreading information or express opinions that are offensive, intimidation got harmful to a particular race, gender, age or religion

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Freedom of assembly

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The right to peacefully gather or meet ina public or private place
Also gives us the right to protest

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Freedom of assembly bounds of laws

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Has to be a peaceful gathering

Non violent or terroistic gathering

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Freedom of religion

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The right to believe in or practice what we relish you want.

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Freedom of religion bounds of law

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Does not interfere with the rights of others or our laws

Can’t involve violence or teroist

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Freedom of movement

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Citizens ability to freely move between states or religions within their own country. Right to leave any country and re enter without interference from government

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Freedom of movement bounds of law

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Criminal laws
Passport laws (people in Australian who are to citizens or residents in thus country CNA be deported or sent home
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Voting

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Have to be an Australian citizens and be 18 or over
Be enrolled in the electrol in your electorate
Details are current and up to date on the roll

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Active participation

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In order for our democracy to function properly important people have their voices heard
Given the opportunity to elected that person we believe will represent our views and opinions on issues

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Elections and voting

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Voting is a right and responsibilities
We vote for a person who will represent our electorate
150 electorates so 150 MP in House of Representatives

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MPS responsibilities

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Acting as a spoke person for issues that are important to their electorate

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How to participate In a democracy

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Vote
Participate in protests (direct action)
Sign petition
Set up social media pages to get your voice heard
Write letters to your council or your electoral

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Ways to be involved in the political process

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Become a jury in the court
Form or participate in lobby groups
Be a lobbyist

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Lobby groups

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Formed to represent particular issues that they want the Goverment to support
Trying to get the Goverment to pass laws that favour them or apples laws that disadvantage them
Use lobbyists to achieve their goals

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Lobbyist

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That helpmthe lobby groups try to achieve 5eir goal by writing letters, emails, home calls
If they are funded but he wealthy they may apppear in tv ads, radios or newspapers

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Direct actions

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Means to take immediate action which is a form of public demonstration or something breaking their law to tell their point

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Examples of direct action

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Protests
Petitions
Rallies
Hunger strikes
Chained to trees or matinery 
Donations
Boycotting
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James price point protest

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Proiesed a 45 billion gas facility in Broome
To stop the project going ahead they did protest and rallies, chained to bulldozers a and machinery for many hours. Creaedred blockeages in the road
Dontations
Petitions
In the end brome won a they stopped the development of the gas facility

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Allegiance

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Loyalty to someone or something

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Censor ship

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The restiricon if free speech

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Charter

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Written statement or rights granted by a Goverment

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Constitution

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A set fo rules

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Cultural genocide

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The deliberate destruction of cultural heritage of a people or nation

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Demonstration

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Gatherings organized by a group to express their ideas or opinion

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Human rights

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Basic rights and freedoms that all humans are entitled to, such as the right to life and liberty

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Judicial system

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The system of courts that interprets and applies the laws

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Liberties

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Freedoms

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Parliament

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A group of people elected to make laws for the Goverment

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Representative liberals democracy

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A form of Goverment in which the people representatives in fair and free elections to represent them ina parliament and. Make laws on their behalf

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Parliamentary sovereignty

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A principal which states that a parliament is 5e supreme law making body in a nation

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