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Politics and Law Q&A by dot point
A short Q&A bank for every WA Politics and Law syllabus dot point. Each question and answer is drawn directly from our worked dot-point page, so you can scan key concepts before opening the long-form answer.
Unit 3: Political and Legal Power
Compare the distribution and exercise of political and legal power in Australia with one non-Westminster system
Analyse the methods the High Court uses to interpret the Constitution and evaluate the impact of landmark cases
Explain the division of powers in the Australian federation and analyse how section 109 resolves inconsistency
Analyse the electoral systems used in Australia and how they shape representation and the formation of government
Examine the relationship between the parliament and the executive and the operation of responsible government
Analyse the role of the Australian Constitution in dividing power, distributing authority and enabling change
Analyse the factors that have changed the balance of power between the Commonwealth and the states and evaluate their significance
Evaluate the role of the High Court in interpreting the Constitution and exercising judicial power
Explain the stages of the legislative process and analyse the use and control of delegated legislation
Explain the principles of the rule of law and constitutionalism and assess how they constrain government power in Australia
Explain the doctrine of the separation of powers and analyse how strictly it operates in the Australian system
Unit 4: Accountability and Rights
Evaluate the arguments for and against a statutory or constitutional bill of rights for Australia
Compare the protection of rights in Australia with one other country and evaluate the relative effectiveness of each
Explain the express rights in the Australian Constitution and evaluate how effectively they protect individuals
Analyse the mechanisms that promote accountable and responsible government in Australia and evaluate their effectiveness
Analyse the sources and instruments of international human rights law and evaluate their effectiveness
Analyse how international law is made and enforced and how it becomes part of Australian domestic law
Analyse the mechanisms of open government and administrative law and evaluate how effectively they hold the executive to account
Analyse the means by which rights are protected in Australia and evaluate how effective they are
Analyse the protection of rights through statute and the common law and evaluate the security of those protections
Explain how international law is incorporated into Australian domestic law and analyse the scope of the external affairs power
Explain the implied freedom of political communication and evaluate its significance for rights protection in Australia
Explain the principles of the rule of law and natural justice and analyse how they support accountable government
Analyse the role of the United Nations and its bodies in protecting human rights and evaluate their effectiveness