Week 8
. On the "Law in Action" page there are SIX options:
Complete AT LEAST FOUR options in your workbook this week.
- Create
- Analyse
- Evaluate
- Understand
- Apply
- Remember
Complete AT LEAST FOUR options in your workbook this week.
Create:
Why do you think laws are important? What have you learned that helps you understand the law more than you did before?
2. Choose ONE of the crimes from the list above and investigate-
- Research and write definitions of the following crimes.
- Culpable driving
- Insider trading
- Manslaughter
- Infanticide
- Larceny
- Extortion
- Embezzlement
2. Choose ONE of the crimes from the list above and investigate-
- What it involves
- Frequency of occurrence in Australia OR N.S.W.
- Range of sentences that can be imposed for this crime
- Defences, if possible
- Case examples, if possible
Analyse:
Check out "The Checkout"
Browse The Checkout videos for interesting takes on consumer issues that obviously BREAK THE LAW.
- Find ONE story that really interests you, maybe PAYDAY LOANS or DODGY PRODUCTS. Share your choice either in a group or with the class. Explain what the clip is about and what advice it is giving.
- Most cases concerning consumers are CIVIL cases. What is the difference between a CRIMINAL and a CIVIL case?
- If no crime has occurred why is this issue being talked about?
- Can you find an example where the law has been changed because of new advancements in technology?
Evaluate:
How do you think our laws will cope with artificial intelligence?
Should your driverless car kill you if it means saving five pedestrians? In this primer on the social dilemmas of driverless cars, Iyad Rahwan explores how the technology will challenge our morality and explains his work collecting data from real people on the ethical trade-offs we're willing (and not willing) to make.
Understand:
Apply:
Remember:
Australian Political Leaders.
Find and enter below the names of the current political leaders of New South Wales and Australia.
NSW leaders (Appointed by) Political party
Governor ___________________________________________________________________________
Premier ____________________________________________________________________________
Deputy Premier _____________________________________________________________________
Opposition Leader __________________________________________________________________
Deputy Opposition Leader ___________________________________________________________
Commonwealth of Australia
Governor-General ___________________________________________________________________
Prime Minister ______________________________________________________________________
Deputy Prime Minister _______________________________________________________________
Opposition Leader __________________________________________________________________
2. Complete the following.
Name of your local council _______________________________________________________________
Population of local council area __________________________________________________________
Number of councillors ___________________________________________________________________
Mayor ___________________________________________________________________________________
Deputy Mayor ___________________________________________________________________________
Web address ____________________________________________________________________________
NSW leaders (Appointed by) Political party
Governor ___________________________________________________________________________
Premier ____________________________________________________________________________
Deputy Premier _____________________________________________________________________
Opposition Leader __________________________________________________________________
Deputy Opposition Leader ___________________________________________________________
Commonwealth of Australia
Governor-General ___________________________________________________________________
Prime Minister ______________________________________________________________________
Deputy Prime Minister _______________________________________________________________
Opposition Leader __________________________________________________________________
2. Complete the following.
Name of your local council _______________________________________________________________
Population of local council area __________________________________________________________
Number of councillors ___________________________________________________________________
Mayor ___________________________________________________________________________________
Deputy Mayor ___________________________________________________________________________
Web address ____________________________________________________________________________
Weeks 11, 12 & 13
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Explainer: Uluru Statement from the Heart
For the first time Aboriginal people formed a united position and gave a single key recommendation to the Australian government. Read a summary, what it is & who wrote it.
Source: Explainer: Uluru Statement from the Heart - Creative Spirits, retrieved from https://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/selfdetermination/uluru-statement-from-the-heart
For the first time Aboriginal people formed a united position and gave a single key recommendation to the Australian government. Read a summary, what it is & who wrote it.
Source: Explainer: Uluru Statement from the Heart - Creative Spirits, retrieved from https://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/selfdetermination/uluru-statement-from-the-heart