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Guide to Democracy

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Teachers

Guide to Democracy is an active and informed citizenship resource, which aims to develop critical thinking skills in students by prompting them to consider how they can make an impact on issues and challenges they care about and, ultimately how they can contribute to or engage with the community to achieve positive change.

Teachers sheet
  • Decide
    • How political am I?
    • What’s important?
    • Who decides?
    • Powers of persuasion
  • Research
    • Where do I look?
    • Detect the Bias
    • Getting in touch
    • Who can help me?
  • Activate
    • What action looks like
    • Planning for action
    • Event preparation
    • Spread the word
  • Vote
    • Write up an election speech
    • Candidate creator
    • Run an election
    • Why vote?
  • Teachers
    • Lessons
  • Decide
  • Research
  • Activate
  • Vote
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ECQ acknowledges the generosity of the Victorian Electoral Commission in allowing this site to be based on its Passport to Democracy