Unit One - P/L

Political and Legal Systems

 * Operating principles of a liberal democracy


 * Structure of the political and legal system in Australia
 * Roles of the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government
 * Key influences on the structure of the political and legal system in Australia


 * Structures and processes


 * Types of laws made by parliaments, courts and subordinate authorities
 * Legislative processes at the State or Commonwealth levels
 * The court hierarchy, methods of statutory interpretation and the doctrine of precedent
 * Key processes of civil and criminal trials in Western Australia


 * Key processes of at least one non-common law system

Political and legal issues

 * Contemporary Issues