This unit examines the organisation, source and limits of Commonwealth and State powers, and the relations between the three branches of government at Commonwealth and State levels. It focuses on the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution as the supreme law in Australia under which the Commonwealth of Australia operates and was created, and the power of the States as former colonies was preserved. The unit also examines the fundamental principles of Constitutional Law such as constitutionalism, rule of law, representative democracy, responsible government, parliamentary supremacy, separation of powers, federalism and individual rights and freedoms, and how they guide and control the operation and powers of the executive, legislature, and judiciary. At the end of the unit, you will be able to explain, discuss, and demonstrate the impact of Constitutional Law on, and its practical importance to society.
Level | Undergraduate |
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Unit Level | 2 |
Credit Points | 6 |
Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 4 |
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
There are no pre-requisites for the unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework). |
Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
Residential School | No Residential School |
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Assessment Task | Weighting |
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1. Written Assessment | 50% |
2. Presentation and Written Assessment | 40% |
3. Group Discussion | 10% |
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).
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No previous feedback available
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
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2 - Presentation and Written Assessment | • | • | • | • |
3 - Group Discussion | • | • | • | • |
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1 - Communication | • | • | • | • |
2 - Problem Solving | • | • | • | • |
3 - Critical Thinking | • | • | • | • |
4 - Information Literacy | • | • | • | |
6 - Information Technology Competence | • | • | • | |
7 - Cross Cultural Competence | • | • | ||
8 - Ethical practice | • |
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3 - Group Discussion | • | • | • | • |