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Democratic Principles and Practices in Australia Flashcards

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What are democracies?

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Complex structures built on complex ides and upheld by complex institutions.

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What makes a democracy ‘health’?

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Dictators restrained by checks and balances.

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What 5 pillars uphold a healthy democracy?

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  • Institution
  • Free media
  • Accountability
  • Free and fair elections
  • Human rights
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Free and Fair Elections: what does free mean? (3)

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  • freedom of speech, assembly and movement
  • freedom from fear in relation to the election
  • equal and universal right to vote.
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Free and Fair Elections: what does fair mean? (3)

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  • transparent electoral process
  • no special privileges to any party, person or group
  • Independent and impartial officials conduct the election
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Free and Fair Elections: How is regularity demonstrated (3)

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  • Max term in HOR (3 years)
  • Election must be ordered within 10 days of parliament being dissolved
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Free and Fair Elections: Who is the impartial umpire and what is their purpose.

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  • Australian Electoral Commission (AEC)
  • Minimal influence by governing parties
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Free and Fair Elections: How is one vote, one value achieved?

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  • AEC redrawing boundaries so that HOR has approximately equal number of voters
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Free and Fair Elections: What voting does Aus use?

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Preferential voting

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Free and Fair Elections: How do campaign make it free and fair? (3)

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  • laws
  • ads have name of person authorising
  • ban on broadcast 3 days before election
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Free and Fair Elections: How does public funding impact free and fair elections? (3)

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  • proportional to no. of primary votes
  • help minor parties and independents
  • bolster finances of major parties
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Free and Fair Elections: What is transparent vote counting?

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  • counted by AEC staff
  • parties/independents can have scrutineers
  • Live commentary
  • Results are broadcasted
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What makes Australia’s elections free and fair?

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  • Regularity
  • Impartial umpire
  • One vote, one value
  • Preferential voting
  • Compulsory voting
  • Conduct of Campaigns
  • Public funding
  • Transparent vote counting
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What are human rights?

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set of principles concerned with one’s equality and fairness.

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What does human right include? (3)

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  • protection for expression of views
  • power check or balance for state
  • legal protection against being locked up without trial
  • protection of individuals in society
  • right to trial by jury
  • independent courts
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Human rights: Who is the commission?

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Australian Human Rights Commission

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Human rights: What does Australia do?

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International treaties and resolutions on HR under UN

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A and T: What upholds these (7)

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  • Question time
  • Freedom of info
  • Press Galleries
  • Free media
  • Voting
  • Watchdogs
  • Engagement with votes
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A and T: What are watchdogs? (4)

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  • Scrutinise gov decision-making
  • NGOs
  • Anticorruption commissions
  • protect citizen and gov overreach
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ROL: Features(3)

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  • Presumption of innocence
  • Right to a fair trial
  • Natural justice
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ROL: Changes to system?

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  • Must be within the constitution
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What is active participation?

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If people are involved in democratic processes

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Examples of active participation? (3)

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  • voter turnout
  • peaceful protest
  • reading about politics
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Equality: What act covers equality?

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Disability Discrimination Act 1992

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Equality: How is it shown in elections?

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One vote, one value

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Equality: What is a challenge in maintaining equality?

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Economic equality

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Equality: Why is it a challenge?

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  • economic resources -> political power
  • undermines legitimacy
  • ppl in poverty, unhappy with parts of the system
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DOP: what is exclusive power?

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Federal only

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DOP: What is concurrent powers?

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power shared between states and federal

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DOP: What does the fed have exclusive power over?

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Defence, foreign policies

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DOP: What are examples of concurrent powers? (2)

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  • Education
  • Health
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DOP: How is education under concurrent powers?

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Federal gov: Controls universities
State gov: Operates primary and seconday

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DOP: How is health under concurrent powers?

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Federal gov: Pays doctors, charge of Medicare
State gov: manages hospitals

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DOP: What is an issue with DOP?

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Tussles between state and fed are everlasting

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DOP: What is an issue between state and fed gov?

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Taxes, as fed can raise them, and influence how states govern by attaching conditions to fundings.

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