Simply Democracy
Australian Curriculum Links
Year 5
Civics and Citizenship
Inquiry Questions
What is democracy in Australia and why is voting in a democracy important?
Why do we have laws and regulations?
How and why do people participate in groups to achieve shared goals?
ACHASSK115: The key values that underpin Australia’s democracy.
ACHASSK116: The key features of the electoral process in Australia.
ACHASSK117: Why regulations and laws are enforced and the personnel involved.
ACHASSK118: How people with shared beliefs and values work together to achieve a civic goal.
Year 6
Civics and Citizenship
Inquiry Questions
What are the roles and responsibilities of the different levels of government in Australia?
How are laws developed in Australia?
What does it mean to be an Australian citizen?
ACHASSK143: The key institutions of Australia’s democratic system of government and how it is based on the Westminster system.
ACHASSK144: The roles and responsibilities of Australia’s three levels of government.
ACHASSK145: The responsibilities of electors and representatives in Australia’s democracy.
ACHASSK146: Where ideas for new laws can come from and how they become law.
ACHASSK147: The shared values of Australian citizenship and the formal rights and responsibilities of Australian citizens.
Year 7
Civics and Citizenship
ACHCK048: The key features of government under the Australian Constitution with a focus on: the separation of powers, the roles of the Executive, the Houses of Parliament, and the division of powers.
ACHCK049: The process for constitutional change through a referendum
Year 8
Civics and Citizenship
ACHCK062: How citizens can participate in Australia’s democracy, including use of the electoral system, contact with their elected representatives, use of lobby groups, and direct action.
ACHCK063: How laws are made in Australia through parliaments (statutory law) and through the courts (common law).
Victorian Curriculum Links
Years 5&6
Civics and Citizenship
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.
VCCCG009: Describe the roles and responsibilities of the three levels of government, including shared roles and responsibilities within Australia’s federal system.
VCCCG010: Identify and discuss the key features of the Australian electoral process.
VCCCG011: Identify the roles and responsibilities of electors and representatives in Australia’s democracy.
Laws and Citizenship
VCCCL012: Explain how state/territory and federal laws are initiated and passed through parliament.
Citizenship, Diversity and Identity
VCCCC015: Identify who can be an Australian citizen and describe the rights, responsibilities and shared values of Australian citizenship and explore ways citizens can participate in society.
Years 7&8
Civics and Citizenship
Government and Democracy
VCCCG018: Describe key features of government under the Australian Constitution, including the separation of powers, the Executive, the role of the Houses of Parliament, and the division of powers.
VCCCG020: Explain how citizens can participate in Australia's democracy, including the use of the electoral system, contact with their elected representatives, use of lobby groups, interest groups and direct action.
VCCCG021: Describe the process of constitutional change through a referendum.