AC9HC10K03
Official content description
the 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
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What Year 10 HASS students should achieve
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- Students evaluate strategies to address a geographical phenomenon or challenge, using environmental, social and economic criteria.
- Students explain the role of significant ideas, individuals, groups and institutions connected to the developments of this period and their influences on Australian and global history.
- They explain the causes and effects of events, developments, turning points or movements in 20th century Australia and internationally, leading up to and through World War II, and the post-war world.
- By the end of Year 10, students analyse how economic indicators influence Australian Government decision-making.
- By the end of Year 10, students compare the key features and values of Australia’s system of government to those of another system of government.
- They evaluate perspectives of significant events and developments, and explain the important factors that influence these perspectives.
The Knowledge and understanding progression either side of AC9HC10K03
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Taught before · Year 9
- AC9HC9K01the 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
- AC9HC9K02the legislative processes through which federal government policy is shaped, developed and implemented
- AC9HC9K03the key features and jurisdictions of Australia’s court system, and the operations of courts and tribunals
Other Year 10 Knowledge and understanding codes
- AC9HC10K01the 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
- AC9HC10K02the Australian Government’s role and responsibilities at a regional and global level
- AC9HC10K04how 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
- AC9HC10K05the 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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