How Australia's government works
Describe the key institutions of Australia's system of government (the Parliament, the Governor-General, the Prime Minister and Cabinet, and the High Court) and how it is based on the Westminster system
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“How Australia's government works means naming key institutions in Australia’s system of government. We will practise once together, then check a fresh example.”
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- Institution cards: Parliament, Governor-General, Prime Minister and Cabinet, High Court
- Westminster system note card
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Worked example. Australia’s government includes Parliament, the Governor-General, the Prime Minister and Cabinet, and the High Court, in a Westminster-based system.
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What to notice. Keep one parent note: institutions named; support used. This session samples Australian government, not mastery of constitutional law.
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How Australia's government works means naming key institutions in Australia’s system of government. We will practise once together, then check a fresh example.
Spend about 12 minutes on How Australia's government works, then checking one fresh example.
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Name Australian government institutions.
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Check understanding
- Describe the roles of the House of Representatives, the Senate, the Governor-General and the High Court
- Explain that the government is formed by the party or coalition with the support of the House of Representatives and that ministers are responsible to Parliament (Westminster features)
- Explain how a bill becomes law by passing both houses of Parliament and receiving royal assent from the Governor-General
“Watching the news about Parliament, can your child explain what the House of Representatives, the Senate and the Prime Minister do — and how a new law gets made?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Personal & Social Development
- Domain
- Responsible Decision-Making
- Age range
- Ages 11–12
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