HASS Civics and Citizenship Year 9 Practice Questions for Topic Test

What does that word mean?

Identify Remember previously learned information.
Describe
Outline
Explain Demonstrate an understanding of the facts
Demonstrate Apply knowledge to actual situations.
Illustrate
Compare Break down objects or ideas into simpler parts and find evidence to support generalizations
Contrast
Analyse

Describe how social media is to influence citizens’ choices prior to an election.

Describe the role of a superior court, intermediate court and lower court in the Australian Court
System.
HASS Civics and Citizenship Year 9 Practice Questions for Topic Test
Describe three reasons for the court hierarchy in the Australian Legal System.

Explain the meaning of the following statement: “Australia is a liberal democracy”

Explain the meaning of the following statement: “Australia is a representative democracy’ and a
‘parliamentary democracy’.

Describe the philosophy of two of the following political parties. (4 marks)

a) Australian Labor Party

b) Liberal Party of Australia

c) National Party

d) Greens
HASS Civics and Citizenship Year 9 Practice Questions for Topic Test
HASS Civics and Citizenship Year 9 Practice Questions for Topic Test
Explain how citizen’s choices are shaped at election time.

Describe four factors which can undermine the application of justice within the legal system.

Explain two factors that can undermine the application of justice within the legal system.
HASS Civics and Citizenship Year 9 Practice Questions for Topic Test
Describe three types of civil cases

Describe two types of criminal cases

Explain the difference between ‘legal rules’ and ‘non-legal rules’.