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• VCCCG009

  Describe the roles and responsibilities of the three levels of government, including shared roles and responsibilities within Australia's federal system

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  • clarifying the roles and responsibilities of the three levels of government (local, state/territory and federal)
  • identifying instances where there may be multiple levels of government involved, for example in relation to the environment such as management of the Murray-Darling river system

  VCCCG009 | The Humanities | Civics and Citizenship | Levels 5 and 6 | Government and Democracy

• VCCCG008

  Discuss the values, principles and institutions that underpin Australia’s democratic forms of government and explain how this system is influenced by the Westminster system

  Elaborations

  • explaining the role of the monarchy and its representatives in Australia including the Governor-General, and the parliaments and courts in Australia's system of government
  • discussing the meaning and importance of the values and principles of Australian democracy such as freedom, representation, majority rule, equality, fairness and justice

  VCCCG008 | The Humanities | Civics and Citizenship | Levels 5 and 6 | Government and Democracy

• Civics and Citizenship: Levels 5 and 6 description

  The Level 5 and 6 curriculum introduces students to the key values of Australia’s liberal democratic system of government and the key institutions of Australia’s democratic government, including state/territory and federal parliaments, and the court system. Students learn about representative...

  Level description | The Humanities | Civics and Citizenship