Civics & Citizenship YR10

Basic rights and freedoms that all humans are entitled to...

Organise these options into either express rights or implied rights

Groups:

(a) Express Rights

,

(b) Implied Rights

• Right to vote

• Freedom of religion

• Freedom of political communication

• Trial by jury

Document that creates the basic structure and powers of a nation...

Match the following

• Held by the courts

• Executive power

• Held by parliaments

• Judicial power

• Held by Gov Gen, PM & senior ministers

• Legislative power

Match the following

• Shared law making powers

• Residual powers

• Law making powers held by Commonwealth

• Concurrent powers

• Law making powers held by the states

• Exclusive powers

Under Section 109 of the Australian Constitution, if there is an inconsistency between state and Commonwealth laws, the Commonwealth law will prevail.

• False

• True

Reorder the following from the bottom to the top of the Victorian Court Hierarchy

• Supreme Court of Appeal

• High Court of Australia

• Magistrates Court

• Country Court

• Supreme Court of Victoria (Trial Division0

• The British used this concept to claim ownership of Australia. It means ‘land belonging to no one.’

• Merriam

• Terra Nullius

• Land Rights

• Mabo