AC9HC9K02
Year 9
Humanities and Social Sciences
AC9HC9K02 – Year 9 Humanities and Social Sciences: Government and democracy
Strand
Knowledge and understanding
Substrand
Government and democracy
This Content Descriptor from Year 9 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 Description
the legislative processes through which federal government policy is shaped, developed and implemented
Elaborations
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1
locating the areas of federal government responsibility as outlined in the Constitution and methods for resolving conflicts over federal/state/territory responsibilities
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2
charting the process of development of a policy from initial idea to enacted legislation
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3
using a specific federal policy to understand and analyse the influences on policy formulation and implementation, such as political parties, interest groups, citizens, international influences and the public service
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