Essential Content Depth Study 1 (3 weeks) Essential Content Depth Study 1 (4.

5 weeks)
Oxford Chapters Our Democratic Rights Oxford Chapters Justice at Home and Overseas
Chapter 15.1 Living in a democracy (1) 1. The role of political parties, and independent Chapter 15.1 Key features of Australia’s system of 1. The key features and values of Australia's system of
Chapter 15.2 Australia’s political system (2) representatives in Australia's system of government, government (1) government (e.g. democratic elections, the separation of
Chapter 15.3 Political parties and policy developments including the formation of governments. (7 sessions) Chapter 15.2 Principles of Australia’s system of powers) compared with one other system of government
(4) government (3) in the Asia region, such as China, Japan, India or
Chapter 15.3 Australia’s commonwealth parliament (2) Indonesia. (9 sessions)
Chapter 15.4 Comparing systems of government in
Australia and Indonesia (3)
Chapter 15.4 Election time (3) 2. How citizens' choices are shaped at election time Chapter 17.1 Australia’s role as a member of the UN 2. Australia's roles and responsibilities at a global level
Chapter 15.5 Counting the votes (2) (e.g. public debate, media, opinion polls, advertising, (2) (e.g. provision of foreign aid, peacekeeping, participation
interest groups, political party campaigns). (5 sessions) Chapter 17.2 Australia’s international roles and in international organisations, such as the United
responsibilities (2) Nations). (4 sessions)

3. How social media is used to influence people's Chapter 16.1 The Australian Constitution- an 3. The role of the High Court, including interpreting the
understanding of issues. introduction (1) constitution. (5 sessions)
Chapter 16.2 How the Australian Constitution works
(2)
Chapter 16.3 The Australian Constitution and High
Court (2)
Essential Content Depth Study 2 (3 weeks) Essential Content Depth Study 2 (1.5 weeks)
Oxford Chapters Our Court System Oxford Chapters Democracy and Law in Action
Chapter 16.3 Australia’s legal system (2) 3. The key principles of Australia's justice system,
including equality before the law, independent
judiciary, and right of appeal. (2 sessions)
Chapter 16.1 Understanding laws and why we need 1. The key features of Australia's court system and the Chapter 17.3 Australia’s international agreements (4) 1. The international agreements Australia has ratified
them (1) role of a particular court (e.g. a supreme court, a Rich Task 17B Australia’s international obligations to and examples of how they shape government policies
Chapter 16.2 How laws are made (1) magistrates' court, the Family Court of Australia) and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples (2) and laws (e.g. the protection of World Heritage areas, the
Chapter 16.5 Types of legal disputes (2) the types of cases different courts hear. (10 sessions) International Convention on the Elimination of All
Chapter 16.6 Court jurisdictions (2) Forms of Racial Discrimination, the Convention on the
Chapter 16.7 WA Court hierarchy (2) Rights of the Child, the Declaration on the Rights of
Chapter 16.8 The role of the courts (2) Indigenous Peoples). (6 sessions)
2. How courts apply and interpret the law, resolve
disputes, and make law through judgments (e.g. the role
of precedents).
4. The factors that can undermine the application of the
principles of justice (e.g. bribery, coercion of witnesses,
trial by media, court delays).
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