Year 7 Civics and Citizenship · Australian Curriculum v9
The key principles and features of the Australian legal system, including the Australian Constitution, the rule of law and the court system
Content descriptor
The key principles and features of the Australian legal system, including the Australian Constitution, the rule of law and the court system.
- Code
- AC9HC7K03
- Year level
- Year 7
- Subject
- Civics and Citizenship
- Strand
- Knowledge and understanding
- Sub-strand
- Laws and citizens
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Learning intention
We are learning to the key principles and features of the Australian legal system, including the Australian Constitution, the rule of law and the court system.
Cloze sentence
The key principles and features of the Australian legal system, including the Australian , the rule of law and the court system.
Related Year 7 Civics and Citizenship descriptors
- AC9HC7K01The key features of Australia's system of government, including democracy, the Australian Constitution, responsible government and federalism
- AC9HC7K02The characteristics of Australia's democracy, including freedom of speech, association, assembly, religion and movement
- AC9HC7K04How Australia’s secular democracy and pluralist, multi-faith society draws upon diverse cultural origins, including Christian and Western heritage, distinct First Nations Australian histories and cultures, and migrant communities
- AC9HC7K05How values based on freedom, respect, fairness and equality of opportunity can support social cohesion and democracy within Australian society
- AC9HC7S01Develop questions to investigate Australia’s political and legal systems, and contemporary civic issues
- AC9HC7S02Locate, select and organise information, data and ideas from different sources
- AC9HC7S03Analyse information, data and ideas about political, legal or civic issues to identify and explain differences in perspectives and potential challenges
- AC9HC7S04Explain the methods or strategies related to making decisions about civic participation
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Frequently asked questions
What is AC9HC7K03?
AC9HC7K03 is a content descriptor in the Year 7 Civics and Citizenship curriculum (Australian Curriculum v9, Knowledge and understanding strand). It asks students to the key principles and features of the Australian legal system, including the Australian Constitution, the rule of law and the court system.
What year level is AC9HC7K03?
AC9HC7K03 sits in the Year 7 Civics and Citizenship curriculum.
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