S A M P L EAUSTRALIAN POLITICS

Written examination

Day Date Reading time: *.** to *.** (15 minutes) Writing time: *.** to *.** (2 hours)

QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOK

Structure of bookSection Number of

questionsNumber of questions

to be answeredNumber of

marks

A 12 12 60B 4 1 20

Total 80

• 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 Year

STUDENT NUMBER

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SECTION A – continued

Question 1 (4marks)a. IdentifyonefunctionoftheCommonwealthParliament. 1mark

b. ExplainwhyAustraliacanbeconsideredaconstitutionalmonarchy. 3marks

SECTION A

Instructions for Section AAnswerallquestionsinthespacesprovided.

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Question 2 (3marks)Explainonekeyprincipleorvaluethatunderpinsaliberaldemocracy.

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Question 3 (6marks)a. IdentifyoneroleoftheCabinetasitoperatesintheAustralianpoliticalsystem. 1mark

b. EvaluatetheoperationoftheprincipleofcollectiveministerialresponsibilityinAustralia. 5marks

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Question 4 (8marks)AnalysetheroleofpoliticalpartiesintheAmericanelectoralprocess.

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Question 5 (5marks)EvaluatetheeffectivenessoftheseparationofpowersintheUnitedStatesofAmericainachievingdemocraticvalues.

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Question 6 (4marks)DiscussonesimilaritybetweenthewayinwhichAustraliaandtheUnitedStatesofAmericaprotectdemocraticrightsandfreedoms.

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Question 7 (5marks)a. Outlineonewayinwhichinterestgroupsmayinfluencepublicpolicy. 2marks

b. Explainonereasonwhytheroleofinterestgroupsisimportant. 3marks

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Question 8 (6marks)DiscusstwofactorsthathinderthesuccessfulimplementationofAustralianpublicpolicy.

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Question 9 (4marks)a. OutlineonekeyobjectiveofAustralianforeignpolicy. 1mark

b. Usingacontemporaryexample,describeonewayinwhichAustraliapursuesthekeyobjectiveoutlinedinpart a. 3marks

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Question 10 (3marks)Distinguishbetweentheterms‘asylumseeker’and‘refugee’.

Question 11 (4marks)DiscussonecontemporaryuseofforeignaidinAustralia’sprocessofmakingforeignpolicy.

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Question 12 (8marks)Analysetheinfluenceofelectionsinboththedomesticandtheforeignpolicy-makingprocess.

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Question 1 (20marks)‘TheincreasingpresenceofminorpartyrepresentativesintheparliamenthindersAustraliandemocracy.’

Towhatextentdoyouagree?

OR

Question 2 (20marks)‘TheCongressoftheUnitedStatesofAmericaeffectivelycarriesoutitsfunctions.’

Towhatextentdoyouagree?

OR

Question 3 (20marks)‘Althoughmanyfactorscontributetothesuccessorfailureofpolicyformulation,itistheroleofthepublicservicethatismostcritical.’

Analysetheroleofthepublicserviceinpolicyformulationwithreferencetoone or morepoliciesthatyouhavestudiedthisyear.

OR

Question 4 (20marks)‘Australia’skeyforeignpolicyobjectiveswillalwaysremainthesamebutprioritieswillshift.’

Towhatextentdoyouagree?DiscusswithreferencetotwoofthefollowingkeychallengesfacingcontemporaryAustralianforeignpolicy:• globalandregionalconflicts• humanitariancrisesandnaturaldisasters• thethreatofglobalterrorism• climatechangeandenvironmentalissues• theeconomicdevelopmentoftheregion• refugees,peoplesmugglingandtraffickinginpersons

SECTION B

Instructions for Section BWriteanessayononeofthefollowingquestionsinthespaceprovided.Yourresponsewillbeassessedaccordingtotheassessmentcriteriasetoutonpage24.

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Question no.

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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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