← Civics and Citizenship 7-10 – Year 8
Knowledge and understanding
Government and democracy
- AC9HC8K01 – how Australians are informed about and participate in democracy
- AC9HC8K02 – the role of political parties and independent representatives in Australian democracy, including elections and the formation of governments
Laws and citizens
- AC9HC8K03 – the characteristics of laws and how laws are made in Australia through parliaments (statutory law) and through the courts (common law)
- AC9HC8K04 – the types of law in Australia, including criminal law and civil law, and the place of First Nations Australian customary law
Citizenship, diversity and identity
- AC9HC8K05 – how culture and religion may influence individuals' and groups' perceptions and expressions of citizenship and their actions as citizens
- AC9HC8K06 – different experiences of, perspectives on and debates about Australia’s national identity and citizenship, including the perspectives of First Nations Australians as owners of their respective nations, and of different migrant groups
Sample Questions — Knowledge and understanding