Assessment Assessment type Assessment When/start and type weighting task submission Assessment task (from (from weighting date syllabus) syllabus) Task 4: An extract and a series of open and closed questions. The source is related to the following content: Semester 1 Parliament and lawmaking process 10% Week 6 Courts and law making process, including precedent Relationship between statute and common law. Source 20% Task 7: An extract and a series of open and closed questions. The source is related to the following analysis content: Semester 2 10% Electoral and voting systems since Federation Week 5 Advantages and disadvantages of the electoral and voting systems in Australia, with reference to at least one election. Task 5: Semester 1 examination (2.5 hours) A representative sampling of the syllabus content reflecting the – ATAR Year 12 examination design brief. Semester 1 10% Section One: Short answer, three questions from four Week 16 Section Two: Source analysis, one question Section Three: Essay, one question from two. Examination 30% Task 10: Semester 2 examination (3 hours) A representative sampling of the syllabus content reflecting the – ATAR Year 12 examination design brief. Semester 2 20% Section One: Short answer, three questions from four Week 16 Section Two: Source analysis, one question from two Section Three: Essay, two questions from four. Total 100% 100%
Assessment type (from syllabus) Assessment type weighting (from syllabus) Assessment task weighting When/start and submission date Assessment task Source analysis 20% 10% Semester 1 Week 6 Task 4: An extract and a series of open and closed questions. The source is related to the following content: Parliament and lawmaking process Courts and law making process, including precedent Relationship between statute and common law. 10% Semester 2 Week 5 Task 7: An extract and a series of open and closed questions. The source is related to the following content: Electoral and voting systems since Federation Advantages and disadvantages of the electoral and voting systems in Australia, with reference to at least one election. Examination 30% 10% Semester 1 Week 16 Task 5: Semester 1 examination (2.5 hours) – A representative sampling of the syllabus content reflecting the ATAR Year 12 examination design brief. Section One: Short answer, three questions from four Section Two: Source analysis, one question Section Three: Essay, one question from two. 20% Semester 2 Week 16 Task 10: Semester 2 examination (3 hours) – A representative sampling of the syllabus content reflecting the ATAR Year 12 examination design brief. Section One: Short answer, three questions from four Section Two: Source analysis, one question from two Section Three: Essay, two questions from four. Total 100% 100%
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