Politics and Law
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The Politics and Law ATAR course studies decision-making processes concerning society’s collective future. It aims to develop the knowledge of the principles, structures, institutions and processes of political and legal systems primarily in Australia. It examines the democratic principles practised in Australia and makes comparisons with other political and legal systems.
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Politics and Law ATAR WACE Breadth & Depth Requirement:
List A
Prerequisite
70% in HASS Standard.
Unit 1
Democracy and the Rule of Law
This unit examines the principles of a liberal democracy; the legislative, executive and judicial structures and processes of Australia’s political and legal system; the functioning of a non-democratic system; and the processes of a non-common law system.
Political and legal developments and contemporary issues (the last three years) are used to provide a framework for the unit.
Unit 2
Representation and Justice
This unit examines the principles of fair elections; the electoral and voting systems in Australia since Federation, making reference to a recent (the last ten years) election in Australia; the electoral system of another country; an analysis of the civil and criminal law processes in Western Australia; and an analysis of a non-common law system.
Political and legal developments and contemporary issues (the last three years) are used to provide a framework for the unit.
