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=Year 9, People Power=

YR9_Australian politics.ppt

12/11/08

**Making your voice heard + study of local issues**
You will watch six videos:
 * 1) The Franklin River protest (In class video)
 * 2) The Taxi driver protest (S:\Public\Year 9 Humanities)
 * 3) St. Kilda triangle (S:\Public\Year 9 Humanities)
 * 4) Dredging in Port Phillip Bay (S:\Public\Year 9 Humanities)
 * 5) 2 x Amnesty International awareness campaign (see: pressuregroups )

In your workbook, you will answer the questions from this sheet: Yr9Politics_Local issues_Making your voice heard.pdf When answering the questions, make sure you write in complete sentences and include part of the question.

Compulsory Voting Essay[[image:vote2.jpg width="205" height="202" align="right"]]
This is a research essay. The assessment task can be downloaded here: Yr9 assessment compulsory voting essay.pdf

Good link to start your research: http://www.aec.gov.au/voting/ http://geography.about.com/od/politicalgeography/a/compulsoryvote.htm http://www.trinity.wa.edu.au/plduffyrc/issues/voting.htm

Referencing information: [|Cite a website (wizard, fill in information)] https://intranet.wesleycollege.net/Library/referencing.cfm

American Elections:
Words in the American Election: Australian Electoral System: http://australianpolitics.com/elections/features/
 * [|The AGE Education: "Race for the Whitehouse"]
 * [|How the US electoral system works]
 * [|Explanation of US elections]
 * [|New York Times]
 * [|Who is ahead?]
 * [|Interactive map of "swing states"]
 * || ballot || landslide ||
 * || caucus || liberal ||
 * || conservative || party ||
 * || convention || platform ||
 * || debate || polls ||
 * || electoral vote || popular vote ||
 * || exit poll || primary election ||
 * || independent || ticket ||

Political leanings: [|Test your political inclinations] [|Guess the american candidate]

[[image:lgballot.gif width="193" height="408" align="right"]] Local Government Research Task:
Copy the questions and paste them in a Word doc. Answer the questions in complete sentences. Don't forget to print off your work and paste it in your workbook.
 * 1) What is the name of your local council area (city)?
 * 2) Write down the address of your council offices.
 * 3) What is the name of your mayor + what party does your mayor belong to? (include photo)
 * 4) In what WARD do you live?
 * 5) Who is the councillor who is currently representing your ward? (Give name + party) (include photo)
 * 6) Identify some by-laws (or local laws) in your council area.
 * 7) Research news events or policies in which your local councilor is involved or has been involved.
 * 8) When are the next council elections?
 * 9) Is voting in council elections compuslory? ([|Victorian Electoral Commission])
 * 10) What happens when you fail to vote in a council election?

Home work: Read national, state or local newspapers. Cut out ONE article which relates to politics on either federal, state or local level. Bring it in to class. Make sure you write down the paper and the day of the article.

Wednesday 14/10/08 Make a table including the Minister and Shadow Minister’s name, party and portfolio for: 
 * Education
 * Health
 * Climate Change
 * Transport
 * http://www.alp.org.au/people/federalministry.php || Federal Labor Party Cabinet Ministers ||
 * http://www.liberal.org.au/Shadow%20Ministry/ || Federal Liberal Shadow Ministers ||


 * Take the Laptop Survey
 * Do the online parliament quiz: http://www.peo.gov.au/kidsview/parltreas/quiz.html
 * Test your knowledge:http://www.quia.com/rr/383843.html