1. Passport to Democracy My democratic representatives

2. What if?  Everyone in the world spoke the same language?  Nobody disagreed about anything?  Nothing was ever limited,ever ?  There was no system of government?

3. Who represents you?

4. Who Decides?  http://www.vec.vic.gov.au/files/Whodec ides/default.html http://www.vec.vic.gov.au/files/Whodec ides/default.html Refer to pages 7,11 and 15 of the Your Voice Your Future booklet which explains the different roles of federal, state and local government...

5. Which level of Government?

6.  Federal Parliament – Prime Minister

7. 7 Federal Parliament Defence force Immigration Medicare Centrelink Higher Education Australia Post Employment Services

8.  State Parliament - Premier

9. 9 State Parliament Primary and Secondary Schools Hospitals and health services Public transport Emergency services Police and prisons

10.  Local council – Mayor

11. 11 Local council Libraries and community centres Childcare services Rubbish and recycling Roads, footpaths and cycleways Local parks, pools and ovals Town planning Meals on wheels

12. Statues:  In groups of 3 or 4 Create a frozen statue/tableau or quick role play to represent three different services we have talked about today. We’re going to try and guess each service and which level of government is responsible for it.

13. My democratic representatives - A virtual journey! 1. Find out which maps belong to you in your workbook. 2. www.youthcentral.vic.gov.au Do-it-yourself Democracy links will guide you to the information you need. www.youthcentral.vic.gov.au 3. Work out where your house is on each map. 4. Colour in the local government area and state or federal electorate in which you live. 5. Write the name(s) of your democratic representatives on each of your maps (local, state, federal) 6. What else can you find out?

14. Who represents me? Where do they make decisions? How many of them are there? FederalHouse of Representatives (Lower House) Senate (Upper House) StateLegislative Assembly (Lower House) Legislative Council (Upper House) LocalLocal council or shire Pages 7,11,15 Your voice, your future booklet.... Page 7 of your workbook Don’t forget your school representatives!

15. Who represents me?Where do they make decisions? How many of them are there? Federal 1 Member of Parliament (MP)House of Representatives (Lower House) There are 150 Federal MPs across Australia 12 Senators (for Victoria)Senate (Upper House) There are 76 Senators across Australia State 1 Member of the Legislative Assembly (MP or MLA) Legislative Assembly (Lower House) There are 88 State MPs in Victoria 5 Members of the Legislative Council (MP or MLC) Legislative Council (Upper House) There are 40 MLCs in Victoria Local Local Councillors (number varies from council to council) Local council or shire There are 79 local councils each with diff numbers of councillors Don’t forget your school representatives