Clarification details
Demonstrating understanding
The standard requires students to demonstrate understanding of concepts of democracy and government.
Students are expected to be able to describe three characteristics of a liberal democracy and three characteristics of another form of government, for example a theocracy, an oligarchy or a dictatorship. For Excellence, students need to demonstrate insightful understanding of concepts of democracy and government by including a range of similarities and differences between each form of government, supported by relevant detail.
Guidelines
Support material that provides guidelines for this standard is available on the Legal Studies assessment support materials page.