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Civics and citizenship / Year 9 / Civics and Citizenship Knowledge and Understanding / Government and democracy
Curriculum content descriptions
The role of political parties and independent representatives in Australia’s system of government, including the formation of governments (ACHCK075)
Elaborations
- investigating how the contemporary party system operates in Australia’s liberal democracy and how governments are formed in parliament
- discussing the meaning of key concepts such as parliamentary majority, the opposition, hung parliament, minority government
- exploring the role of the Senate and state upper Houses, and the balance of power in these Houses
General capabilities
ScOT terms
Legitimacy (Political power), Political parties, Balance of power