AC9HC7K02
Government and democracy
the characteristics of Australia's democracy, including freedom of speech, association, assembly, religion and movement
Elaborations
- AC9HC7K02_E1explaining the origins of the characteristics of Australian democracy and how democratic freedoms, such as freedom of speech, association, assembly, religion and movement, support active participation in Australia’s democracy, and investigating cases where the “bounds of law” can limit these freedoms and why this occurs
- AC9HC7K02_E2identifying how citizens can participate in a democracy (for example, engaging in community organisations, volunteering, social enterprise and collaborative problem-solving)
- AC9HC7K02_E3comparing the effectiveness of different ways of participating in Australia’s democracy, including voting, standing for parliament, contributing to committees of inquiry, organising petitions or social media campaigns, and protesting
- AC9HC7K02_E4identifying characteristics of formal citizenship and the attributes of active citizenship, and identifying who has been included and excluded from the rights and freedoms of citizenship in Australia, particularly in relation to First Nations Australians
- AC9HC7K02_E5examining the active citizenship of First Nations Australians such as Neville Bonner, Adam Goodes, Noel Pearson, Murundoo Yanner, Charles Mene, Ellie Gaffney, Evelyn Scott and Pat O'Shane, and their contributions to the rights and freedoms of Australian First Nations Peoples
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