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Year 9 · Humanities and Social Sciences · Knowledge and understanding

AC9HC9K05

how and why individuals and groups, including community, religious and cultural groups, participate in and contribute to civic life in Australia and to global citizenship

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Taught alongside it

The rest of Knowledge and understanding in Year 9.

AC9HC9K01

the role of the Australian Constitution in providing the basis for Australia’s federal system of government and democratic processes, including institutions, and the process for constitutional change through a referendum

AC9HC9K02

the legislative processes through which federal government policy is shaped, developed and implemented

AC9HC9K03

the key features and jurisdictions of Australia’s court system, and the operations of courts and tribunals

AC9HC9K04

the role of courts, judges, lawyers and juries in trials, and the rights of the accused and the rights of victims

AC9HC9K06

the influence of a range of media, including social media, in shaping identity and attitudes to diversity

The same idea, year by year

Where AC9HC9K05 comes from and where it goes, for a student working below or above Year 9.

  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
  7. Year 10AC9HC10K01the key features and values of Australia’s system of government compared with at least one other democratic or non-democratic system of government in the Asia-Pacific region
  8. Year 10AC9HC10K02the Australian Government’s role and responsibilities at a regional and global level
  9. Year 10AC9HC10K03the role of the parliament and the High Court of Australia in protecting rights under the Constitution, common law, and through federal and state statute law
  10. Year 10AC9HC10K04how Australia’s international legal obligations shape Australian law and government policies, including those relating to First Nations Australians, and the issues related to the application of these obligations
  11. Year 10AC9HC10K05the challenges to and ways of sustaining a resilient democracy and a cohesive society in Australia and/or in our region or globally

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