Humanities and social sciences / Year 7 / Knowledge and Understanding / Civics and citizenship

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Curriculum content descriptions

The key features of government under the Australian Constitution with a focus on: the separation of powers, the roles of the Executive, the houses of parliament and the division of powers (ACHASSK193)

Elaborations

identifying the principles of representative and responsible government that underpin the Australian Constitution
identifying the composition of the Legislature (the Queen, represented by the Governor-General, and the Senate and the House of Representatives), Executive (the Queen, represented by the Governor-General, Prime Minister and ministers) and Judiciary (the High Court and other federal courts)
describing the role of the Governor-General and the different roles of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Prime Minister, ministers or the Cabinet and courts
exploring the concept of the separation of powers between the Legislature, Executive and Judiciary and how it seeks to prevent the excessive concentration of power
discussing how ministers are subject to the scrutiny of other Members of the Parliament led by an officially recognised opposition
using an issue (for example, sustainable water management, education or health) to explore the division of powers between state/territory and federal levels of government, and identifying the way that conflicts between state laws and Commonwealth laws are resolved

General capabilities

Personal and social capability
Ethical understanding

ScOT terms

Constitutions, Separation of powers

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