Rights and Freedoms in Australia.

Which word/s best describes civil activism?

• Empowerment

• Social Change

• Advocacy

• All of the above.

The 1965 Freedom Ride was inspired by which events?

• The mistreatment of First Nations People.

• Unfair laws.

• The Civil Rights Movement in the USA.

• The lack of understanding of First Nation Peoples problems.

What was the impact of the Freedom Ride?

• Increased awareness of discrimination faced by indigenous Australians.

• Increased awareness of racism in Australia.

• Greater awareness of the inequality faced by indigenous Australians.

• All of the above.

The 1967 referendum achieved which of the following outcomes?

• First Nations people were counted as citizens.

• Land rights were given to indigenous Australians.

• Enabled the government to make decisions impacting indigenous Australians.

• Outlawed all forms of discrimination.

The Australian Constitution is a document that...

• outlines the rights of Australians.

• is impossible to change.

• Outlines how our government works and how decisions are made.

• isn't used very often.

What changed after the Uluru Handback in 1985?

• Nothing, people could still climb it.

• It was handed back to the traditional owners and renamed Uluru.

• People were charged a fee to visit.

• It was sold by the government to the traditional owners.

Why was the High Court's 'Mabo Decision' so important?

• It was the highest court in Australia.

• The ruling acknowledged that First Nations people lived here before European Settlement.

• It made discrimination illegal.

• It was the first time we saw organised civil activism in Australia.

What was the 2023 Referendum was aiming to achieve?

• To provide compensation to the Stolen Generations.

• To stop discrimination.

• To establish land rights for First Nations people.

• To provide First Nations people with a voice in government.

'Terra Nullius' means?

• land belonging to no one

• land of no value

• native title

• land without culture

What happened to Aboriginal people on reserves and missions?

• They were taught to reject their European ways of life

• They were taught to reject their Aboriginality and had to convert to Christianity

• They were taught to speak English and how to fight