Government

Contract

1. Design a Title Page

• Design a title page

Government

2. Where is Canberra. Draw a map of Australia. Label States and Territories. Label Capital Cities. Label Canberra

• The Australian Capital Territory, often abbreviated ACT, is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and is the smallestself-governing internal territory. It is enclaved within New South Wales and contains Canberra

• The need for a National Territory was flagged by colonial delegates during the Federation conventions of the late 19th century. Section 125 of the Australian Constitution provided that following Federation in 1901, land would be ceded freely to the new Federal Government. The territory was transferred to the Commonwealth by the state of New South Wales in 1911, two years prior to the naming of Canberra as the National Capital in 1913. The floral emblem of the ACT is the Royal Bluebell and the bird emblem is the Gang-gang Cockatoo

• Canberra is a planned city that was originally designed by Walter Burley Griffin, a major 20th century American architect.[14]

Major roads follow a wheel-and-spoke pattern rather than a grid.[15] The city centre is laid out on two perpendicular axes: a water axis stretching along Lake Burley Griffin, and a ceremonial land axis stretching from Parliament House on Capital Hill north-eastward along ANZAC Parade to the Australian War Memorial at the foot ofMount Ainslie.[16]

• The area known as the Parliamentary Triangle is formed by three of Burley Griffin's axes, stretching from Capital Hill along Commonwealth Avenue to the Civic Centre around City Hill, along Constitution Avenue to the Defence precinct on Russell Hill, and along Kings Avenue back to Capital Hill.[16]

• The larger scheme of Canberra's layout is based on the three peaks surrounding the city, Mount Ainslie, Black Mountain, and Red Hill. The main symmetrical axis of the city is along ANZAC Parade and roughly[17] on the line[18] between Mount Ainslie and Bimberi Peak. Bimberi Peak being the highest mountain in the ACT approximately 52 km (32 mi) south west of Canberra . The precise alignment of ANZAC parade is between Mount Ainslie and Capital Hill (formally Kurrajong Hill).

• The Griffins assigned spiritual values to Mount Ainslie, Black Mountain, and Red Hill and originally planned to cover each of these in flowers. That way each hill would be covered with a single, primary color which represented its spiritual value. This part of their plan never came to fruition. In fact, WWI interrupted the construction and some conflicts after the war made it a difficult process for the Griffins. Nevertheless, Canberra stands as an exemplary city design and is located halfway between the ski slopes and the beach. It enjoys a natural cooling from geophysical factors.

• The urban areas of Canberra are organised into a hierarchy of districts, town centres, group centres, local suburbs as well as other industrial areas and villages. There are seven districts (with an eighth currently under construction), each of which is divided into smaller suburbs, and most of which have a town centre which is the focus of commercial and social activities. The districts were settled in the following chronological order:

• North Canberra, mostly settled in the 1920s and '30s, with expansion up to the 1960s, now 14 suburbs

3. Locate points of interest in Canberra

Find 10 points of interest in Canberra. Mark them on the map.

Write a paragraph describing 5 points of interest. (5 paragraphs)

Old Parliament HouseNational CarillonLake Burley Griffin

4. Responsibilities of the 3 levels of Government

Example

You and your government pdf (on http://56gflor.wikispaces.com/Government

Also see slide 18 for more information

5.Timeline of Australian Prime MinistersUse print out to complete timeline Play

Youtube clip- From Wiki http://56gflor.wikispaces.com/Government

6.Research of a Prime Minister

7. What are the Attributes of a good Leader? (listing organiser)

• Use http://www.peo.gov.au/kidsview/representation/index.html One Voice for many

• Use http://www.teamtechnology.co.uk/leadership-qualities-checklist.html Checklist of leadership qualities

8. The Senate

• http://www.peo.gov.au/kidsview/lawmaking/index.html Pass the Bill Activity

House of Representatives9. House of Representatives

10. Difference Between The Senate and the House of Representatives

Use a Venn Diagram. Example below

11. Procedure- How I became a Parliamentarian

12. PMI Becoming a Member of Parliament