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Elaboration ACHASSK193

identifying the principles of representative and responsible government that underpin the Australian Constitution

using an issue (for example, sustainable water management, education or health) to explore the division of powers between state/territory and federal levels of government, and identifying the way that conflicts between state laws and Commonwealth laws …

Elaboration ACDSEH010

describing the way of life of people in Renaissance Italy (for example, the role of men in tending the fields or merchant shops, the influence of government in particular city-states, for example Naples – a monarchy, Florence – a republic)

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH091

examining the key features of and British and Western influences on Australia's system of government including the Westminster System and Federalism

Elaboration ACDSEH092

investigating how the major social legislation of the new Federal Government affected living and working conditions in Australia (for example, invalid and old-age pensions and the maternity allowance scheme)

Elaboration (4) ACDSEH096

explaining the treatment of people of German descent during the war (for example, their classification as ‘enemy aliens’ and placement in internment camps, as well as their depiction in government propaganda)

Elaboration ACDSEH145

describing the main features of a government policy that affected migration to Australia, such as the Immigration Restriction Act 1901 and use of the dictation test to restrict the immigration of non-Europeans

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH145

explaining the reasons for changes in government policy (for example, the influence of White Australia ideology at the time of the introduction of the Immigration Restriction Act 1901; the Displaced Persons Scheme in the aftermath of World War II)

Elaboration ACDSEH128

explaining the responses of governments and organisations to environmental threats (for example, New Zealand’s anti-nuclear policy, the United States’ Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act 1980 (CERCLA), Australia’s first …

Elaboration ACHGK055

researching the causes of urban concentration in Australia and the United States of America (for example, the history of European settlement, migration, the export orientation of the economy, the centralisation of state governments, environmental constraints …

Elaboration (2) ACHGK064

identifying how poverty, food wastage, government policies or trade barriers could affect future food security

Elaboration ACHGK075

explaining how communities and governments attempt to balance environmental, economic and social criteria in decisions on environmental programs, and the extent to which there can be trade-offs between them

Elaboration (1) ACHGK081

discussing the objectives and outcomes of an Australian Government overseas economic and social development program or a non-government overseas aid program in a specific country or region within a country

Elaboration (1) ACHCK048

using an issue such as water management, education or health to explore the division of powers between state/territory and federal levels of government and identifying the way that conflicts between state laws and Commonwealth laws are resolved

Elaboration (3) ACHCK048

identifying the principles of representative and responsible government that underpin the Australian Constitution

Elaboration (2) ACHCK063

discussing examples of recent laws passed through parliaments that enact government policy

Elaboration ACHCK075

investigating how the contemporary party system operates in Australia’s liberal democracy and how governments are formed in parliament

Elaboration (1) ACHCK075

discussing the meaning of key concepts such as parliamentary majority, the opposition, hung parliament, minority government

Elaboration (1) ACHCK103

identifying the role of parliament and particularly the opposition in debating policy proposed by the Executive, in authorising the government to spend public money and scrutinising the administrative actions of the government

Elaboration ACHCK079

researching the work of a non-government organisation (NGO), philanthropist, community group or religious group and how and why they contribute to the Australian community

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