7. What does popular sovereignty mean? A. The government has absolute power B. The people are the ultimate source of authority C. Only the elite have power D. Sovereignty is irrelevant in a democracy 8. What is the importance of pluralism in a democratic society? A. It promotes a single viewpoint. B. It encourages multiple perspectives and diversity. C. It discourages minority opinions. D. It enforces uniformity.
9. What does government accountability ensure? A. The government can act without oversight. B. The government is responsible to the people and must justify its actions. C. The government is above the law. D. The government can ignore public opinion. 10. What is the role of the rule of law in the legal system? A. To allow arbitrary decisions B. To ensure that laws are applied equally and fairly C. To promote inequality D. To disregard legal principles ANALYSE AND APPLY 11. Identify the main features and ideas that underpin Australia’s political institutions. 12. Explain how cultural, religious and social inþuences affect Australia’s democratic institutions. 13. List the different methods of civic participation at local, state and national scales. 14. How can Australian citizens use their political and legal systems. 15. Describe how political opinions are inþuenced and formed within Australia’s democratic institutions. Answers and sample responses for this topic are available online. LESSON 11.3 SkillBuilder: Investigating contemporary Civics and Citizenship issues How can we investigate big issues? Learn how to break a topic into smaller parts that make it easier to investigate and locate relevant information and or data from a range of appropriate sources. As you break the topic into smaller parts, you will learn how to formulate inquiry questions and use these as the basis for notetaking. LESSON 11.4 SkillBuilder: Evaluating democratic institutions and systems
What can political cartoons tell us? To judge the effectiveness of democratic institutions and systems that are meant to support us as a society, you will learn how to identify bias and how this relates to objective and subjective information.
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