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AC9HC10K03: Year 10 Humanities and Social Sciences Content Descriptor – Laws and citizens
AC9HC10K03 Year 10 Humanities and Social Sciences

AC9HC10K03 – Year 10 Humanities and Social Sciences: Laws and citizens

Strand
Knowledge and understanding
Substrand
Laws and citizens

This Content Descriptor from Year 10 Humanities and Social Sciences provides the specific knowledge and skills students should learn. Use it to plan lessons, create learning sequences, and design assessments that align with the Australian Curriculum v9.

Content Descriptor

the role of the parliament and the High Court of Australia in protecting rights under the Constitution, common law, and through federal and state statute law

Elaborations

  • • explaining the role of the High Court in interpreting and applying the law, using contemporary Australian examples
  • • exploring the concepts of express and implied rights through High Court cases such as the Stolen Generations Case (Kruger v the Commonwealth [1997]) and the Vicki Lee Roach Case (Roach v Electoral Commissioner [2007])
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    investigating understanding of terra nullius and how the Native Title Act 1993 property rights were developed through High Court interpretation of common law and enshrined in statutory law

  • • comparing the effectiveness of a constitutional bill of rights, such as in the USA, with a statutory bill of rights, such as in New Zealand

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 10 ASHASCIVY10
Year 10 Humanities and Social Sciences Achievement Standard
By the end of Year 10, students compare the key features and values of Australia’s system of government to those of another system of government. They describe the Australian Government’s role and responsibilities at a regional and global level. They explain the role of the High Court of Australia. They explain how Australia’s international legal obligations influence the law and government policy. They identify and explain challenges to a resilient democracy and a cohesive society in Australia. Students develop and refine a range of questions and locate, select and compare relevant and reliable information from a range of sources to investigate political and legal systems, and contemporary civic issues. They analyse information to evaluate perspectives and challenges related political, legal or civic issues. They evaluate and compare the methods or strategies related to civic participation or action. Students use civics and citizenship knowledge, concepts and terms to develop descriptions, explanations and arguments that synthesise evidence from sources.