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    The document provides information about democracy and voting in Australia. It discusses who can vote, compulsory voting, political parties and elections. The key points are: - To vote in Australia you must be 18 or over, an Australian or British citizen, and live at an address for at least 1 month. - Voting is compulsory in Australia. Arguments for and against compulsory voting are presented. - Political parties develop policies and try to win a majority of seats in parliament. The leader of the winning party or coalition becomes Prime Minister. Independents can also be elected. - Students complete a survey to identify their own political views, investigate candidates in their electorate, and cast a mock vote in the

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    The document provides information about democracy and voting in Australia. It discusses who can vote, compulsory voting, political parties and elections. The key points are: - To vote in Australia you must be 18 or over, an Australian or British citizen, and live at an address for at least 1 month. - Voting is compulsory in Australia. Arguments for and against compulsory voting are presented. - Political parties develop policies and try to win a majority of seats in parliament. The leader of the winning party or coalition becomes Prime Minister. Independents can also be elected. - Students complete a survey to identify their own political views, investigate candidates in their electorate, and cast a mock vote in the

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    The document provides information about democracy and voting in Australia. It discusses who can vote, compulsory voting, political parties and elections. The key points are: - To vote in Australia you must be 18 or over, an Australian or British citizen, and live at an address for at least 1 month. - Voting is compulsory in Australia. Arguments for and against compulsory voting are presented. - Political parties develop policies and try to win a majority of seats in parliament. The leader of the winning party or coalition becomes Prime Minister. Independents can also be elected. - Students complete a survey to identify their own political views, investigate candidates in their electorate, and cast a mock vote in the

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    Democracy Rules

    Learning Intention: to understand the value of a


    vote in Australia through investigation of parties
    and elections

    Success Criteria: to cast an informed vote


    Who can vote in Australia?

    3 conditions to vote
    - An Australian citizen, or eligible British subject (If you are
    16 or 17 you can enrol now so when you turn 18 you'll be able to vote).
    - Aged 18 years and over.
    - Have lived at your address for at least one month.
    Watch this animation to give
    some historical context to the
    question?

    history_of_voting (aec.gov.au)
    Who is eligible to enrol to vote
    currently?

    Who is excluded from voting


    currently?

    Who was excluded from voting in


    the past?
    Compulsory
    Voting
    ‘Compulsory voting is good for
    democracy’

    Let’s consider the arguments for


    and against compulsory voting?
    Using the following headings write
    for/against statements in a T chart:

    - participation rates
    - engaging the electorate
    - considering the full electorate
    - legitimacy
    - voting as a civic duty
    - resource implications
    Make some
    observations
    about this
    graphic
    Your opinion:
    taking into consideration the T
    Chart, the handout from the AEC
    and the graphics from IDEA write a
    300 – 500 word essay response on
    whether you agree or disagree with
    this statement:
    ‘Compulsory voting is good for
    democracy.’
    Your response must use:
    - formal writing and paragraphs
    - quotes
    - statistics and data
    - a bibliography
    - 3 lessons - due date Friday 27/6
      Approaching At standard Above standard Well Above
    standard standard
     
    Evaluate Students have Students have Students have Students have
    features of identified some identified some presented and presented an in
    Australia’s features of points and evaluated the key depth analysis of
    political system Australia’s voting described some features of the key features
    and identify and system aspects of Australia’s voting and values of
    analyse the Australia’s voting system Australia’s voting
    influences on system system
    people’s political
    choices.
    Parties and the 2022
    Federal Election
    - what is a political party?
    - what role do political parties
    play in democratic elections?
    - what are independents?
    What is a political party?
    A political party is an organisation
    of people with similar ideas and
    interests
    Political parties have an organised
    structure and usually one or more
    branches located in each state and
    territory where members of the
    party meet and discuss policies.
    Party Policies
    Parties develop policies( such as on
    the environment, health, education,
    trade) to present to voters and to
    implement if elected to parliament.
    A party or coalition of parties form
    the Government if they win a
    majority of seats in the House of
    Representatives. The leader of this
    party becomes the Prime Minister.
    The party or coalition with the
    second-most number of seats form
    the Opposition in the House of
    Representatives.
    The Independents
    An independent is a member of
    the Australian Parliament who
    does not belong to a political
    party.
    They can be elected to either
    house and represent their
    electorate in the same way all
    members of parliament do.
    Your task:
    log on to the following website:
    https://votecompass.abc.net.au/
    and complete the survey.
    Write a paragraph commenting on your results and the impact
    they may have upon your vote. Were you surprised by the
    results? Will they influence the way you vote?
    Next go on to this website and
    https://www.aec.gov.au/election/can
    didates.htm

    Identify the candidates in your


    electorate (Who are my candidates?)
    and investigate their party
    allegiances and their policies.
    Decide the candidate/s who align
    most closely with your results
    and beliefs.
    Now cast your vote
    Good Luck
    Election Results 2022
    On the handout “What does
    parliament look like?” fill in the
    make up of the new government.

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