| Area: | Department of Social Sciences |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
| Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Anti Requisite(s): | 9738 (v.4) Politics 215 - Australia's Government and Constitution - Workings of a Liberal Democracy
10792 (v.2) Politics 113 - Australia's Government and Constitution - Workings of a Liberal Democracy
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| Syllabus: | Introduction to Australian Government and Politics. Principles of liberal democracy and representative government. The Constitution. Federalism and the High Court. Parliamentary and presidential systems-nature of the executive and legislative branches inAustralia. Electoral systems. Ideologies and political parties. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have - Critically understood the Australian system of government, this includes - an analytic comprehension of: the most important clauses of the Commonwealth Constitution, the most important High Court decisions, the most important attempts at formal amendment of the Constitution, the logic of Australia's governmental structure, the implications and merits of different electoral systems and the practical realities of parliamentary government and Commonwealth-State relations. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | Maddox, Graham. (2000), Australian Democracy in Theory and Practice. 4th ed. Longman. Galligan, B. (1995), A Federal Republic: Australia's constitutional system of government. Cambridge University Press. Solomon, D. (1999), The Political High Court: how the Court shapes politics. Allen and Unwin. |
| Unit Texts: | Fenna A, (2000), Essentials of Australian Government. Tertiary Press. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Essay 30%. Final Exam 40%. Mid-Term Test 20%. Participation 10%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | Y | |
