AUSTRALIAN POLITICSWritten examination

Thursday 15 November 2018 Reading time: 11.45 am to 12.00 noon (15 minutes) Writing time: 12.00 noon to 2.00 pm (2 hours)

QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOK

Structure of bookSection Number of

questionsNumber of questions

to be answeredNumber of

marks

A 11 11 60B 4 1 20

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• Studentsarepermittedtobringintotheexaminationroom:pens,pencils,highlighters,erasers,sharpenersandrulers.

• StudentsareNOTpermittedtobringintotheexaminationroom:blanksheetsofpaperand/orcorrectionfluid/tape.

• Nocalculatorisallowedinthisexamination.

Materials supplied• Questionandanswerbookof24pages,includingassessment criteria for Section Bonpage24• Additionalspaceisavailableattheendofthebookifyouneedextrapapertocompleteananswer.

Instructions• Writeyourstudent numberinthespaceprovidedaboveonthispage.• Thefocusofyourresponsesmustbeoncontemporaryexamplesandcasestudiesfromwithinthelast

10years.• AllwrittenresponsesmustbeinEnglish.

Students are NOT permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other unauthorised electronic devices into the examination room.

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SUPERVISOR TO ATTACH PROCESSING LABEL HEREVictorian Certificate of Education 2018

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Question 1 (5marks)

SovereigntyofthepeopleanddemocraticgovernmentlieattheheartofAustralia’sConstitution.But…Therearelimits.TheParliamentcannotdojustanything,orpassjustanykindofAct,simplybecauseitwaselected…Democraticsovereigntyalsorestsupontheruleoflaw.

Source:HIrving,Five Things to Know About the Australian Constitution,CambridgeUniversityPress, Cambridge,2004,p.47

a. OutlineonewayinwhichsovereigntyofthepeopleisensuredbytheAustralianConstitution. 1mark

b. DescribeonewayinwhichtheAustralianConstitutionprotectstherightsofcitizens. 2marks

c. Explainhowsovereigntyofthepeopleinademocracy‘restsupontheruleoflaw’. 2marks

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Instructions for Section AAnswerallquestionsinthespacesprovided.

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Question 2 (3marks)ExplainonedemocraticstrengthoronedemocraticweaknessofAustralianfederalism.

Question 3 (4marks)DiscusstheimpactoftheSenatevotingsystemonthecompositionoftheAustralianParliament.

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Question 4 (9marks)a. DescribetheprocessbywhichapresidentoftheUnitedStatesofAmericamaybeimpeached. 3marks

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b. CriticallycomparetheoperationoftheseparationofpowersintheAustraliansystemofgovernmentwithitsoperationintheAmericansystemofgovernment. 6marks

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Question 5 (4marks)DiscussonewayinwhichtheAmericanConstitutionisineffectiveintheprotectionofdemocraticrightsandfreedoms.

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Question 6 (5marks)AnalysetherolesofcommitteesintheCongressoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.

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Question 7 (9marks)a. OutlineonewayinwhichopinionpollsmayinfluenceAustraliandomesticpolicy. 2marks

b. DescribehowtheAustralianjudiciarymayinfluencetheimplementationofanAustraliandomesticpolicy. 3marks

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c. ExplaintheroleoftheCabinetintheformulationand/orimplementationofAustraliandomesticpolicy. 4marks

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Question 8 (6marks)Withreferencetoone or moredomesticpoliciesthatyouhavestudiedthisyear,discusstwo elementsfromthelistbelowthatmayinfluencethedevelopmentofAustralianpublicpolicyinawaythatmaycontradictdemocraticprinciples:• internationalinfluences• opinionpolls• themedia• interestgroups

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Question 9 (3marks)Explaintheconceptof‘nationalinterest’asitappliestoonespecificAustralianforeignpolicy.

Question 10 (5marks)Identifyoneformalagreement,treatyoralliancethatseekstopromoteAustraliaasagoodglobalcitizenandanalyseitseffectivenessinachievingthatobjective.

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Question 11 (7marks)Analysetheinfluenceofthepublicserviceontheformulationand/orimplementationofAustralianforeignpolicy.

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Question 1 (20marks)‘ThedemocraticoperationoftheAustralianParliamentishinderedbypoliticalpartiesandexecutivedominance.’

Towhatextentdoyouagreewiththisstatement?

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Question 2 (20marks)‘TheAmericanelectoralsystemisinneedofsignificantreform.’

Towhatextentdoyouagreewiththisstatement?

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Question 3 (20marks)‘TheformulationofAustraliandomesticpolicycanbedifficult,lengthy,highlypoliticisedanduncertain.’

TowhatextentdoyouagreethattheprocessofformulatingAustraliandomesticpolicyissubjecttomanychallenges?Inyourresponse,refertoone or moredomesticpoliciesthatyouhavestudiedthisyear.

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Question 4 (20marks)‘MultilateralapproachesarerequiredinordertosuccessfullymeetthechallengesofcontemporaryAustralianforeignpolicy.’

DiscussthisstatementwithreferencetotwoofthefollowingkeychallengesfacingcontemporaryAustralianforeignpolicy:• globalandregionalconflicts• humanitariancrisesandnaturaldisasters• thethreatofglobalterrorism• climatechangeandenvironmentalissues• theeconomicdevelopmentoftheregion• refugees,peoplesmugglingandtraffickinginpersons

SECTION B

Instructions for Section BWriteanessayononeofthefollowingquestionsinthespaceprovided.Yourresponsewillbeassessedaccordingtotheassessmentcriteriasetoutonpage24.

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Extra space for responses

Clearly number all responses in this space.

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Ananswerbookisavailablefromthesupervisorifyouneedextrapapertocompleteananswer.Pleaseensureyouwriteyourstudent numberinthespaceprovidedonthefrontcoveroftheanswerbook.At the end of the examination, place the answer book inside the front cover of this question and answer book.

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Assessment criteria for Section BTheessayinSectionBwillbeassessedagainstthefollowingcriteria:• developmentofacoherentandrelevantargumentthataddressesthespecificdemandsoftheessay

question• demonstrationofpoliticalknowledgethatisaccurateandappropriatefortheessayquestion• accurateuseofkeypoliticaltermsandconcepts• useofcontemporaryexamplesandcasestudiestosupportexplanations,pointsofviewandarguments

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