Year 12 · WACE / Politics and Law
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- Principles of power: responsible and representative government, separation and division of powers, Westminster conventions
- Legislative, executive and judicial powers: the Commonwealth Constitution compared with a non-Westminster system
- The Commonwealth Parliament: functions in theory and practice, Sections 7, 24, 51 and 53, House versus Senate
- The Governor-General: roles, reserve powers, Sections 61-64, 68, 28, 57, 72 and the 1975 crisis
- The Prime Minister, Cabinet and the Ministry: roles, sources and limits of power
- The Opposition, the shadow ministry and political mandates, including competing mandates
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