POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT

PART 1 - YEAR 10 COMMERCE, MR SHIPP 2015

Structure of Government

Federal, State and Local

On Jan 1, 1901 The Commonwealth of Australia was established under Federation.

Australia was to be a constitutional monarchy with three levels of Govt (Federal, State, Local)

In 1919, the NSW Govt passed the Local Government Act to outline the rules they must follow

Levels of Government

Powers within different levels of government. Under the Australian Constitution, the Commonwealth Government was vested with specific powers while the states retained general powers. In practice, the distribution of powers has become increasingly centralised over time.

Division of Powers

Separation of Powers

Levels of Government Responsibility

Our collective wants are satisfied by one of three levels of government.

While each level of government specialises in its area of control, there is a large degree of interdependence.

TYPES OF GOVERNMENTS

TYPES OF GOVERNMENTS

TYPES OF GOVERNMENTS

Types of Government Explained

Political Action

Issues that Concern the Community

Price of HousingInterest Rates

Access to Child CareEmployment Security

Tax RatesCost of Health InsuranceEnvironment Protection

Govt spending on servicesPublic Transport

HECS Fees

Federal Budget 2014

Action on Political IssuesAs a member of a democracy, citizens have the right to speak up about issues that concern them

Individuals have the right to protest and apply pressure to governments in making decisions

Actions that can be taken include joining a political party, taking individual action, becoming an activist in an interest group and contacting the media

Individual Action

Youth Views on Politics

A political party is an organisation of people with similar ideas or philosophies

when voting, people will think about the issues that concern them and vote for who they think will represent them best in the political arena

Political Parties

a group of people who campaign on a cause or interest that they have in common

examples include trade unions, community based groups or non-government organisations (Get UP, Australian Christian Lobby Group)

Lobby Groups

Get UP Advertisement

Newspaper, television, radio and the Internet play an important role in bringing issues to the public’s attention

Politicians use the media to communicate to the public to present new policies and their image of governing

The Media

Australian Christian Lobby Group Advertisement

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