11.2 SkillBuilder activity PARTICIPATING IN CIVIC PROCESSES 1. Think of an issue that you care about (e.g., improving public transport, reducing plastic waste, or funding for schools). 2. What is the issue that you care about? Which level of government is responsible for it? How could you participate to create change? 3. In small groups, discuss why it is important for young people to engage in civic processes. How do different methods of participation (e.g., voting, petitions, protests) inþuence decision-making? 4. Write a short paragraph explaining one way you might participate in civic processes now and when you are older and why it is important.
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Exercise
Learning pathways LEVEL1 1, 4, 10, 11
LEVEL2 2, 5, 7, 9, 12
LEVEL3 3, 6, 8, 13, 14, 15
REMEMBER AND UNDERSTAND 1. What is the main goal of active citizenship? A. To be a passive observer in civic life B. To be a responsive and informed participant in civic life
C. To avoid community involvement D. To focus solely on personal gain 2. What does community relate to? A. Individualism and isolation B. Values, characteristics, rights and responsibilities common to a community’s members C. How to live independently from others D. The importance of competition within a community 3. Which of the following is not a key democratic value? A. Popular sovereignty B. Consent of the governed C. Equality D. Authoritarianism 4. What does the identity and diversity refer to? A. Promoting a single cultural identity B. Learning about a person’s sense of who they are and acknowledging Australia as a culturally diverse society C. Ignoring cultural differences D. Enforcing uniformity in beliefs 5. What are democratic institutions and systems meant to support? A. Anarchy and lawlessness B. Political, legal, and civic institutions and systems that underpin our democratic system in Australia C. Dictatorship D. Personal rule 6. Which of the following is a mechanism for order, justice and obedience in the legal system? A. Acceptance of the right to establish courts and make laws B. Ignoring laws C. Promoting disorder D. Rejecting the rule of law
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