Chapter 5Tuesday 28 February

2012

Constitution: Law making powers

and human rights

The role of the Commonwealth Constitution in establishing and restricting the law-making powers of parliament

The distribution of law-making powers between state and Commonwealth parliaments

The importance of the Constitution in protecting democratic and human rights

Key Knowledge for this Chapter

How does this relate to what we have already studied?

HINT: Separation of powers

The role of the Commonwealth

Constitution in establishing and

restricting the law-making

powers of parliament

How does this relate to what we have already studied?

HINT: Federalism/federal system of government

The distribution of law-making

powers between state and

Commonwealth parliaments

How does this relate to what we have already studied?

HINT: Responsible Government

The importance of the

Constitution in protecting

democratic and human rights

‘The Castle’

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITUSZ6LRHrk

Must see film about the

Constitution!

The Commonwealth Parliament and the state Parliaments share the responsibility of law-making

The Constitution tells us the areas in which the Commonwealth Parliament can make laws and the areas in which the state parliaments may make laws

The Constitution: Australia’s most important legal

document

The 4 main types of POWERS

Enumerated (or specific) powers

Concurrent powers

Exclusive powers

Residual powers

What happens when there is a

conflict between a Commonwealth

law and a state law?

WHO’S THE BOSS?!

The COMMONWEALTH

PARLIAMENT

Past Exam Questions

Read and summarise Chapter 3 (there are no shortcuts to any place worth going!)

Attempt all questions in Chapter 3 Get feedback, i.e. have your

responses corrected; discuss answers with friends

Preparing for SAC 1b