Civics and Citizenship
Week 4
Group investigations of the following topics:
1. Why is the leader of our government called a Prime Minster?
2.What is the Westminster System?
3. What does DEMOCRACY mean?
4. Voting. What is it? Is it important?
Week 5
Group investigations of
The Three Level of Government
Week 6
Role Play of law making in the House of Representatives
Bill to be debated: Should students do homework?
Week 7
Investigation of the houses of parliament and their functions.
Click on the clicks below to help with investigation.
House of Represenatives
Senate
Law Making
Quiz
1. What is a ‘law’ called before it is passed by parliament?
2. How many houses of parliament are there at state level and federal level?
3. What is the function of each house of parliament?
4a. Who is in charge of ‘question time’ in parliament?
b. What is the title/name given to the person who walks in with the person in charge of question time?
5. Do you think Australia is a democracy? Why? or Why not?
Week 8
Working with a partner choose one of the following groups to investigate.
1. How can you become an Australian citizen?
2. Why would you become a citizen of a place?
3. What responsibilities do you have as a citizen?
4. What changes are being proposed to Australian citizenship laws?
1. When did whaling become a global issue?
2. Why is whaling an issue?
3. Australian's government response to laws?
4. Japanese's government response to laws?
5. What is the international response to whaling?
1. How do they plan for action?
2. How do they work together to achieve goals?
3. Why would they do this? Particularly as volunteers?
4. Why do people get involved in these community groups?
5. What responsibilities do they have?
1. What is a humanitarian?
2. What do humanitarians do?
3. Why do they do it?
4. What other global issues can you think of that require humanitarian help?
