Area of Study 2: The Constitution and the protection of rights
- Constitution of Australia
- Division of Law-Making Powers
- Restrictions on the law-making powers of the state and Commonwealth parliaments
- Referendum Process
- Factors affecting the success of a referendum
- Referenda affecting the division of law-making powers
- High Court of Australia
- High Court interpretation of the Constitution
- High Court cases affecting the division of law-making powers
- Referral of power
Constitutional protection of rights
- Express rights
- Implied rights
- Structural protections
- Separation of Powers (structural protection)
- Representative Government (structural protection)
- Responsible Government (structural protection)
- Roach v Electoral Commissioner
- Effectiveness of rights protection in Australia
- Comparison of rights protection in Australia to other countries
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