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Year 12 Politics and Law 3AB

Overview

A knowledge of Australia's political and legal systems is essential to enable us to become fully involved and effective citizens of our nation. Politics looks at the structures and processes through which individuals and groups make decisions whilst the study of law examines our system of laws governing the conduct of our society. The study of Politics and Law contributes to the students' intellectual, social and ethical development and challenges students to critically examine the effectiveness of political and legal systems. Politics and Law at John XXIII College is a concurrent course.

Topics

3A Focus - Political and Legal Power

  • Legislative, executive and judicial powers with a comparison to another system
  • Functions of the Commonwealth parliament in theory and practice
  • Roles and powers of the Governor General
  • Roles and powers of the Opposition
  • The lawmaking process in parliaments and the courts
  • Roles and powers of the High Court of Australia
  • Federalism in Australia
  • Changes in the balance of power between the Commonwealth and the states
  • Methods of constitutional change
  • Reform of the Australian constitution

3B Focus - Rights and Governance

  • The accountability of parliament
  • The accountability of the executive and public servants
  • The accountability of the Governor General, including the 1975 crisis
  • The accountability of the courts
  • Types of rights
  • The ways of protecting rights in Australia and in another country
  • The status of human rights in Australia
  • The ways Australia and another country can uphold or undermine democratic principles
  • The experience of a particular group in the Australian political and legal system

Assessment

There are four main types of assessment in the Politics and Law course at John XXIII College. These are:

Assessment Type

Detail

Weighting

Investigation

Research, including hypothesis testing, analysis of sources

20%

Explanation

Essays

30%

Short Answer Responses

Source Analysis

Examination of source materials such as statistics, opinion polls, newspaper reports, internet sites, political speeches

20%

Examination

The exam comprises a combination of short answers, source analysis and essays

30%

Reporting

A grade will be assigned following the completion of the course unit.

A Excellent achievement

B High achievement

C Satisfactory achievement

D Limited achievement

E Inadequate achievement

Each grade is based on the student's overall performance for the course unit as judged by reference to a set of pre-determined standards. These standards are defined by grade descriptions.

Student Expectations/Homework

Students will be expected to complete approximately 3 hours of homework each week. This time should be spent consolidating material covered in class as well as any assigned tasks.

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  • Telephone: 08 9383 0400
  • Email: jtc@johnxxiii.edu.au | Web: www.johnxxiii.edu.au




John XXIII College acknowledges the Whadjuk people of the Noongar nation who are the traditional custodians of this land upon which we live, learn and work. We acknowledge the continued deep spiritual connection and relationship of the Aboriginal peoples to this country and commit to the ongoing journey of reconciliation.

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