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Elaboration (1) ACHCS083

identifying why some information has greater accuracy and reliability than other information

Elaboration (1) ACHCS054

considering current events to generate ideas for research

Elaboration (1) ACHCS055

categorising information under headings that are the focus for research

Elaboration (1) ACHCK077

categorising sample cases in relation to the courts in which they would be heard (for example, cases from criminal, consumer, family, human rights and environmental law)

Elaboration ACHCS101

using appropriate terms and concepts such as conventions, international law, cohesive society and global citizen

Elaboration (2) ACHCK077

describing the role of a particular court (for example, a supreme court, a magistrates court or the Family Court of Australia)

Elaboration ACHCK049

describing the process by which referendums to change the Australian Constitution are initiated and decided

Elaboration ACHCK077

creating a visual representation of the court jurisdictions in Australia

Elaboration ACHCK048

exploring the concept of the separation of powers between the legislature, executive and judiciary and how it seeks to prevent the excessive concentration of power

Elaboration ACHCS054

developing a key question such as ‘How does the law protect all individuals?’ and related questions to inform the investigation (for example, ‘What is the presumption of innocence?’)

Elaboration (1) ACHCS056

evaluating data from a survey to draw conclusions about a current event or issue

Elaboration ACHCS059

using appropriate terms and concepts such as rule of law, separation of powers and secular nation

Elaboration (1) ACHCK063

distinguishing statutory and common law from executive law (delegated law) and identifying how the Houses of Parliament can disallow delegated legislation

Elaboration (1) ACHCS069

collating a list of different sources of information and prioritising the list based on an assessment of usefulness and reliability

Elaboration ACHCS070

examining language choices in a range of texts to identify purpose, audience and reliability (for example, those used by candidates in an election campaign or by a lobby group)

Elaboration ACHCS073

using appropriate terms and concepts such as ‘freedoms’, ‘responsibilities’, ‘statutory law’ and ‘customary law’

investigating the development and implementation of policy and the role of the public service in Australia, including the role of the Prime Minister and Cabinet in proposing policy and the role of parliament in debating it

Elaboration (1) ACHCK103

identifying the role of parliament and particularly the opposition in debating policy proposed by the Executive, in authorising the government to spend public money and scrutinising the administrative actions of the government

Elaboration ACHCS083

developing categories for sorting information from surveys about people’s views on political or legal issues

Elaboration ACHCS088

using appropriate terms and concepts such as jurisdictions, parliamentary majority and mandate

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