LS U4 AOS2 Revision

What two reasons for law reform are connected to the issues of animal welfare? 

• Greater need for protection of the community

• Changes in beliefs, values and attitudes

• Advances in technology

• Changes in living conditions

What are the rules for a petition to be accepted for consideration by parliament? Choose all that apply.

• is legible and does not contain any offensive or disrespectful language

• has at least 100 signatures

• clearly states the action being requested (e.g. the desired change in the law) and the reasons for the petition

• is addressed to the house in which it is being presented

What are the stages of an e-petition in the House of Representatives? Drag the steps below into the correct order with the first step at the top.

• Referred ot a minister for a response

• Certification by the Committee

• Signatures collected online for 4 weeks

• E-petition requested online

• Presented to the House of Representatives

Holly organised a demonstration of over 100 people to protest against the incarceration of young people in prison. The demonstration attracted a huge social media following and journalists attended the demonstration to report on it. Holly and the other protestors decided to block the corner of Flinders Street and Swanston Street in Melbourne, causing large traffic jams and outrage from the public.

Which of the following factors will likely work against Holly’s demonstration influencing law reform?

• The reason for the demonstration

• The public inconvenience caused by the demonstration

• The reporting by journalists of the demonstration

• The social media attention

Read the following statement and determine if it is true or false.

Demonstrations that focus on an injustice or issue that cannot be changed by parliament (e.g. a human rights issue in a country over which Australia has no authority or little influence), is unhelpful and ineffective

• True

• False

What are the common types of media? Choose all that apply.

• Internet, electronic and online forums

• Television and radio

• Newspapers and magazines

• Book clubs and weekly discussion groups

Q&A is an ABC program in which a group of expert and high-profile panelists from different political backgrounds gets together to discuss relevant and important topics, such as bushfires, climate change, education, racism and, in 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic. At home, the audience is encouraged to follow along with the hashtag #qanda and some of those responses from the public appear onscreen during the program.

What kind of media is being used here?

• No options are correct

• Both tradtional and social media

• Social media

• Traditional media

Order the below stages of the processes used by Royal Commissions in assessing the need for law reform. Drag the stages into the correct order with the first stage at the top.

• Hold public hearings

• Seek community input via submissions

• Prepare consultation, research or background papers

• Undertake consultation sessions

• Prepare a report on its findings and make recommendations

Read the following statement and decide if it is true or false.

Since 1901 there have been 42 proposed changes to the Australian Constitution and only 8 have been successful in that time.

• True

• False

Identify which statements about the 1951 Australian Communist Party ban referendum are incorrect.

• The High Court declared the Communist Party Dissolution Act 1950 (Cth) invalid

• The 1951 referendum failed and the Commonwealth Government was not able to ban the Communist Party

• The Labor Party opposed the referendum on the grounds that it would restrict freedom of religion

• The 1951 referendum succeeded and the Commonwealth Government was able to ban the Communist Party