Year 9 Civics and Citizenship

The Year 9 curriculum builds students’ understanding of Australia’s political system and how it enables change. Students examine the ways political parties, interest groups, media and individuals influence government and decision making processes. They …

Year 9 | Civics and Citizenship | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Achievement Standard Civics and Citizenship Year 9

By the end of Year 9, students evaluate features of Australia’s political system, and identify and analyse the influences on people’s political choices. They explain the key principles of Australia’s system of justice and analyse the …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 9 | Civics and Citizenship | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

ACHCK075

The role of political parties and independent representatives in Australia’s system of government, including the formation of governments

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ACHCK075 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Civics and Citizenship | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

ACHCK077

The key features of Australia’s court system and how courts apply and interpret the law, resolve disputes and make law through judgements

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ACHCK077 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Civics and Citizenship | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

ACHCK078

The key principles of Australia’s justice system, including equality before the law, independent judiciary, and right of appeal

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ACHCK078 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Civics and Citizenship | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

ACHCK081

How ideas about and experiences of Australian identity are influenced by global connectedness and mobility

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ACHCK081 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Civics and Citizenship | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

ACHCS082

Develop, select and evaluate a range of questions to investigate Australia's political and legal systems

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ACHCS082 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Civics and Citizenship | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

ACHCS089

Reflect on their role as a citizen in Australian, regional and global contexts

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ACHCS089 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Civics and Citizenship | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACHCK075

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

Elaboration | ACHCK075 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Civics and Citizenship | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACHCK103

investigating the development and implementation of policy and the role of the public service in Australia, including the role of the Prime Minister and Cabinet in proposing policy and the role of parliament in debating it

Elaboration | ACHCK103 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Civics and Citizenship | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACHCK077

creating a visual representation of the court jurisdictions in Australia

Elaboration | ACHCK077 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Civics and Citizenship | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACHCK077

describing the role of a particular court (for example, a supreme court, a magistrates court or the Family Court of Australia)

Elaboration (2) | ACHCK077 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Civics and Citizenship | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

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

Elaboration | ACHCK079 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Civics and Citizenship | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (4) ACHCK079

discussing how the Australian Honours System recognises, celebrates and says thank you to those who make a difference and serve others

Elaboration (4) | ACHCK079 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Civics and Citizenship | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (5) ACHCK079

investigating how the Australian Honours System works, including the types of awards and how they are announced and presented

Elaboration (5) | ACHCK079 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Civics and Citizenship | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACHCK080

analysing how media represent different groups in Australian society and assessing the impact those representations have on community cohesiveness

Elaboration | ACHCK080 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Civics and Citizenship | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACHCK081

examining stories of how Australian citizens’ perspectives on their role in the global community have been influenced by their experiences of living and working in other countries

Elaboration | ACHCK081 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Civics and Citizenship | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACHCK081

debating the concepts of ‘global identity’ and ‘global citizenship’ and their implications for Australian citizens

Elaboration (2) | ACHCK081 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Civics and Citizenship | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACHCS082

selecting key questions to investigate an aspect of Australia’s political and legal systems (for example, the role of juries)

Elaboration | ACHCS082 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Civics and Citizenship | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACHCS082

posing questions which evaluate Australia’s democracy such as ‘how equal?’, ‘how representative?’ and ‘how accountable?’

Elaboration (1) | ACHCS082 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Civics and Citizenship | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum