Yr 7 Civics & Citizenship

Australian Federation occurred on...

• 1 January 2001

• 1 January 1901

• 1 January 1801

• 1 January 1701

In what year did the British colonise/invade Australia?

• 1692

• 1888

• 1788

• 1902

What is dreamtime?

• Indigenous stories told as an understanding of creation

• Bedtime stories passed down through each generation

• Dreams that Aboriginals have

• Aboriginal art paintings

During the Dreaming, Aboriginal peoples believe the spirit Ancestors:

• Created songs, dances, languages, ceremonies and rituals

• Established laws, customs and codes of conduct

• Created all the people, animals and vegetation.

• Shaped landforms, including rivers, mountains, forests and deserts

• All of the above

What is meant for Aboriginal people by the term country?

• The state / area of which somebody is a citizen

• A region that is associated with a particular group of people, both physically and spiritually

• A politically independent nation

• An area that is farmed or is undeveloped

_________ refers to the legal systems and practices uniquely belonging to Aboriginal Australians.

In Aboriginal cultural groups, a person automatically becomes an Elder when they get old. 

Click the correct answer. 

• True

• False

Australia has many words to describe its' identity. Which is not classed as a shared Australian value?

• Religious

• Equality

• A "fair go"

• Democracy where people elect our parliament.

What is the Constitution?

• A set of rules that outlines how the country is to be run

• A set of guidelines that the people have to follow

• A set of expectations for the government

• A legal document that gives power to a different country

What is secularism?

• Separation of state from law

• Separation of state from religion

• Separation of state from judiciary

• Separation of state from caste