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Offerings
MURDOCH-S2-INT-2018-ONGOING
Requisites
Prerequisite
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Learning activities
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Learning outcomes
1.
Key constitutional principles including constitutionalism, the rule of law, representative and responsible government and the separation of powers doctrine;
2.
The role of the High Court in constitutional interpretation including the differing methods of interpretation used by the High Court (literalism, legalism, originalism, the ‘living constitution’, judicial activism and judicial restraint);
3.
How the Constitution provides for a Federal System and the role of the High Court in shaping Commonwealth State powers;
4.
The composition and role of the Federal Executive including the Commonwealth Government and the Governor-General;
5.
The composition and role of the Commonwealth Parliament (House of Representatives and the Senate);
6.
The legislative powers of the Commonwealth Parliament, including a detailed overview of the defence power, corporations power, external affairs power, and the trade and commerce power;
7.
The financial powers of the Commonwealth Parliament including taxation, excise, spending and grants;
8.
The operation of express constitutional ‘freedoms’ such as freedom of interstate trade, freedom of religion, the acquisition of property on just terms requirement, the implied freedom of political communication, and the implied right to vote;
9.
The process of constitutional change through judicial interpretation and referenda.
Assessments
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