CASE STUDY: Ministers in Australian

Parliament
Due Date: Friday 19 February, 2016
Choose a Minister and their corresponding portfolio. Your teacher may allocate one
to you!
Your task is to create an imitation (fake) social media page and create a series of
posts that creatively cover the criteria below. This should be completed
electronically (iPad or computer), in order to give the illusion that it is a real social
media platform. It may, however, go over a few pages.
Some social media pages that you would like to imitate could be: Facebook, Snap
Chat, Twitter or Instagram.
The following information needs to be addressed:
Name of Minister; Portfolio; Age; Photograph; Length in Role; Career History;
Separation of Power (Executive Arm); Seating Allocation in Parliament; Sample of
Questions/Answers in Question Time in Parliament; Duties and Responsibilities;
Current Policy; other relevant connections/research
CRITERIA

WB
E

BE

AE

WA
E

Minister Information (eg: name, age, history, photo

etc)
Portfolio Information (eg: role and responsibility, bills,
laws)
Clear understanding of Theoretical Content (eg:
executive arm)
Presentation, Spelling, Grammar and Evidence of
Editing
20
100%
10
50%

19
95%
9
45%

18
90%
8
40%

17
85%
7
35%

16
80%
6
30%

15
75%
5
25%

14
70%
4
20%

13
65%
3
15%

12
60%
2
10%

Term 1 Civics and Citizenship Outcomes

Describe the key features of government under the Australian Constitution,

including the separation of powers, the Executive, the role of the House of
Parliament, and the division of powers

Describe the process of constitutional change through a referendum

11
55%
1
5%

Explain how Australias legal system aims to provide justice, including

through the rule of law, presumption of innocence, burden of proof, right to a
fair trial and right to legal representation

Describe how Australia is a secular nation and a multi-faith society

Identify how values can promote cohesion within Australian society, including
the values of freedom, respect, inclusion, civility, responsibility, compassion,
equity and a fair go

Explain how groups express their identities, including religious and cultural
identity, and how this expression can influence their perceptions of others
and others perception of them