12.7 SkillBuilder activity COMMUNICATING The Australian Government has decided to add a Bill of Rights to the Constitution. Your job is to design this Bill of Rights and the Referendum question. 1. Investigate other Bills that are present in other countries (such as the European Union, the United States, the United Kingdom). a. What rights are listed in these Bills? b. Are they all the same? What’s different? 2. Investigate what rights are in Australian law and the Constitution. a. What can be improved on? b. What can be added? 3. The government wants to add seven rights to the Bill of Rights. Deduce which are the most important ones. 4. Propose a question that can be asked in a Referendum. 5. Communicate your Bill of Rights and your referendum question on a poster or presentation.
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Learning pathways LEVEL1 1, 2, 3, 5
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REMEMBER AND UNDERSTAND 1. Which of the following is NOT one of Australia’s key democratic freedoms? a. Freedom of speech
b. Freedom of movement c. Freedom to avoid taxes d. Freedom of religion 2. The organisation that investigates complaints about government departments is the: a. Human Rights Commission b. Ombudsman c. Parliament d. Supreme Court 3. List three ways a free press helps to protect democracy. 4. Explain what freedom of assembly means and give two examples. APPLY AND ANALYSE 5. Using an example, explain how the Australian Human Rights Commission helps protect democratic freedoms. 6. Describe how different institutions might work together to protect someone’s freedom of religion. 7. Compare the roles of parliament and the courts in protecting democratic freedoms. 8. Examine how freedom of speech might conþict with other rights. Use speciýc examples. EVALUATE AND COMMUNICATE 9. Assess how well Australia’s institutions protect freedoms. Use speciýc examples in your answer. Answers and sample responses for this topic are available online.
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