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the key principles and features of the Australian legal system, including the Australian Constitution, the rule of law and the court system

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Taught alongside it

The rest of Knowledge and understanding in Year 7.

AC9HC7K01

the key features of Australia's system of government, including democracy, the Australian Constitution, responsible government and federalism

AC9HC7K02

the characteristics of Australia's democracy, including freedom of speech, association, assembly, religion and movement

AC9HC7K04

how Australia’s secular democracy and pluralist, multi-faith society draws upon diverse cultural origins, including Christian and Western heritage, distinct First Nations Australian histories and cultures, and migrant communities

AC9HC7K05

how values based on freedom, respect, fairness and equality of opportunity can support social cohesion and democracy within Australian society

The same idea, year by year

Where AC9HC7K03 comes from and where it goes, for a student working below or above Year 7.

  1. Year 8AC9HC8K01how Australians are informed about and participate in democracy
  2. Year 8AC9HC8K02the role of political parties and independent representatives in Australian democracy, including elections and the formation of governments
  3. Year 8AC9HC8K03the characteristics of laws and how laws are made in Australia through parliaments (statutory law) and through the courts (common law)
  4. Year 8AC9HC8K04the types of law in Australia, including criminal law and civil law, and the place of First Nations Australian customary law
  5. Year 8AC9HC8K05how culture and religion may influence individuals' and groups' perceptions and expressions of citizenship and their actions as citizens
  6. Year 8AC9HC8K06different 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

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