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S A M P L EAUSTRALIAN POLITICS
Written examination
Day Date Reading time: *.** to *.** (15 minutes) Writing time: *.** to *.** (2 hours)
QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOK
Structure of bookSection Number of
questionsNumber of questions
to be answeredNumber of
marks
A 12 12 60B 4 1 20
Total 80
• Studentsarepermittedtobringintotheexaminationroom:pens,pencils,highlighters,erasers,sharpenersandrulers.
• StudentsareNOTpermittedtobringintotheexaminationroom:blanksheetsofpaperand/orcorrectionfluid/tape.
• Nocalculatorisallowedinthisexamination.
Materials supplied• Questionandanswerbookof24pages,includingassessment criteria for Section Bonpage24• Additionalspaceisavailableattheendofthebookifyouneedextrapapertocompleteananswer.
Instructions• Writeyourstudent numberinthespaceprovidedaboveonthispage.• Thefocusofyourresponsesmustbeoncontemporaryexamplesandcasestudiesfromwithinthelast
10years.• AllwrittenresponsesmustbeinEnglish.
Students are NOT permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other unauthorised electronic devices into the examination room.
©VICTORIANCURRICULUMANDASSESSMENTAUTHORITY2018
April2018
SUPERVISOR TO ATTACH PROCESSING LABEL HEREVictorian Certificate of Education Year
STUDENT NUMBER
Letter
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AUSPOL(SAMPLE) 2 April2018
SECTION A – continued
Question 1 (4marks)a. IdentifyonefunctionoftheCommonwealthParliament. 1mark
b. ExplainwhyAustraliacanbeconsideredaconstitutionalmonarchy. 3marks
SECTION A
Instructions for Section AAnswerallquestionsinthespacesprovided.
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April2018 3 AUSPOL(SAMPLE)
SECTION A – continuedTURN OVER
Question 2 (3marks)Explainonekeyprincipleorvaluethatunderpinsaliberaldemocracy.
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AUSPOL(SAMPLE) 4 April2018
SECTION A – continued
Question 3 (6marks)a. IdentifyoneroleoftheCabinetasitoperatesintheAustralianpoliticalsystem. 1mark
b. EvaluatetheoperationoftheprincipleofcollectiveministerialresponsibilityinAustralia. 5marks
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April2018 5 AUSPOL(SAMPLE)
SECTION A – continuedTURN OVER
Question 4 (8marks)AnalysetheroleofpoliticalpartiesintheAmericanelectoralprocess.
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AUSPOL(SAMPLE) 6 April2018
SECTION A – continued
Question 5 (5marks)EvaluatetheeffectivenessoftheseparationofpowersintheUnitedStatesofAmericainachievingdemocraticvalues.
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April2018 7 AUSPOL(SAMPLE)
SECTION A – continuedTURN OVER
Question 6 (4marks)DiscussonesimilaritybetweenthewayinwhichAustraliaandtheUnitedStatesofAmericaprotectdemocraticrightsandfreedoms.
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AUSPOL(SAMPLE) 8 April2018
SECTION A – continued
Question 7 (5marks)a. Outlineonewayinwhichinterestgroupsmayinfluencepublicpolicy. 2marks
b. Explainonereasonwhytheroleofinterestgroupsisimportant. 3marks
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April2018 9 AUSPOL(SAMPLE)
SECTION A – continuedTURN OVER
Question 8 (6marks)DiscusstwofactorsthathinderthesuccessfulimplementationofAustralianpublicpolicy.
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AUSPOL(SAMPLE) 10 April2018
SECTION A – continued
Question 9 (4marks)a. OutlineonekeyobjectiveofAustralianforeignpolicy. 1mark
b. Usingacontemporaryexample,describeonewayinwhichAustraliapursuesthekeyobjectiveoutlinedinpart a. 3marks
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April2018 11 AUSPOL(SAMPLE)
SECTION A – continuedTURN OVER
Question 10 (3marks)Distinguishbetweentheterms‘asylumseeker’and‘refugee’.
Question 11 (4marks)DiscussonecontemporaryuseofforeignaidinAustralia’sprocessofmakingforeignpolicy.
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AUSPOL(SAMPLE) 12 April2018
END OF SECTION A
Question 12 (8marks)Analysetheinfluenceofelectionsinboththedomesticandtheforeignpolicy-makingprocess.
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April2018 13 AUSPOL(SAMPLE)
SECTION B – continuedTURN OVER
Question 1 (20marks)‘TheincreasingpresenceofminorpartyrepresentativesintheparliamenthindersAustraliandemocracy.’
Towhatextentdoyouagree?
OR
Question 2 (20marks)‘TheCongressoftheUnitedStatesofAmericaeffectivelycarriesoutitsfunctions.’
Towhatextentdoyouagree?
OR
Question 3 (20marks)‘Althoughmanyfactorscontributetothesuccessorfailureofpolicyformulation,itistheroleofthepublicservicethatismostcritical.’
Analysetheroleofthepublicserviceinpolicyformulationwithreferencetoone or morepoliciesthatyouhavestudiedthisyear.
OR
Question 4 (20marks)‘Australia’skeyforeignpolicyobjectiveswillalwaysremainthesamebutprioritieswillshift.’
Towhatextentdoyouagree?DiscusswithreferencetotwoofthefollowingkeychallengesfacingcontemporaryAustralianforeignpolicy:• globalandregionalconflicts• humanitariancrisesandnaturaldisasters• thethreatofglobalterrorism• climatechangeandenvironmentalissues• theeconomicdevelopmentoftheregion• refugees,peoplesmugglingandtraffickinginpersons
SECTION B
Instructions for Section BWriteanessayononeofthefollowingquestionsinthespaceprovided.Yourresponsewillbeassessedaccordingtotheassessmentcriteriasetoutonpage24.
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AUSPOL(SAMPLE) 14 April2018
SECTION B – continued
Question no.
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April2018 15 AUSPOL(SAMPLE)
SECTION B – continuedTURN OVER
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AUSPOL(SAMPLE) 16 April2018
SECTION B – continued
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April2018 17 AUSPOL(SAMPLE)
SECTION B – continuedTURN OVER
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AUSPOL(SAMPLE) 18 April2018
SECTION B – continued
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April2018 19 AUSPOL(SAMPLE)
END OF SECTION BTURN OVER
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AUSPOL(SAMPLE) 20 April2018
Extra space for responses
Clearly number all responses in this space.
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April2018 21 AUSPOL(SAMPLE)
TURN OVER
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AUSPOL(SAMPLE) 22 April2018
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April2018 23 AUSPOL(SAMPLE)
TURN OVER
Ananswerbookisavailablefromthesupervisorifyouneedextrapapertocompleteananswer.Pleaseensureyouwriteyourstudent numberinthespaceprovidedonthefrontcoveroftheanswerbook.At the end of the examination, place the answer book inside the front cover of this question and answer book.
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AUSPOL(SAMPLE) 24 April2018
Assessment criteria for Section BTheessayinSectionBwillbeassessedagainstthefollowingcriteria:• developmentofacoherentandrelevantargumentthataddressesthespecificdemandsoftheessay
question• demonstrationofpoliticalknowledgethatisaccurateandappropriatefortheessayquestion• accurateuseofkeypoliticaltermsandconcepts• useofcontemporaryexamplesandcasestudiestosupportexplanations,pointsofviewandarguments
END OF QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOK