Working historically Working historically Working historically Chapter 11 Monarchy or republic? Windows into History

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1 Working historically How would Charles eliefs cause him prolems as a king? 2 Why would Charles feel he had een treated unjustly y his first parliament? 3 What actions of Charles did parliament complain aout? Working historically What do lieral historians say aout the Civil War? What do socialist historians say aout the Civil War? 3 Why are these two points of view iased? 4 What is the prolem with trying to fit people into historical oxes? Working historically What democratic rights are the soldiers asking for? 2 Which statement would the army leaders most disagree with? Why?

2 3 Why can it e said that true democracy was expressed in the army during the Civil War? Working historically List the similarities etween Charles and Cromwell Parliament had fought for its right to govern. How and why did it lose that right in 1648? 3 Charles was put to death y Cromwell for wanting unlimited and tyrannical power. Who was a greater tyrant, Charles or Cromwell? Give evidence to support your choice. Working historically How was America settled? 290

3 2 In what ways was the settlement of America different to that in New South Wales? 3 Why were the settlements different to England? 4 What changes had occurred to the government of the settlements y the end of the seventeenth century? Working historically What does the extract from the Declaration of Independence mean? 2 Why is the War of Independence also called the American Revolution? Working historically Why is the American president so powerful?

4 2 Read aout the Australian constitution on page 295. What are the similarities and differences etween the American constitution and the Australian constitution? Working historically What is the first letter arguing? What is the second letter arguing? 3 Why is the second letter as deceptive as those it is arguing against? (Look at the constitution again. Note that the writer is the Victorian convenor for Australians for a Constitutional Monarchy.) 4 Why do you think Australians rejected the idea of a repulic in the referendum in 1999?

5 Working historically Analysing wesites Go to the following wesites: Australians for a Constitutional Monarchy at < Australians for a Repulic at < 1 Which site was more attractive? Why? 2 Which site was easier to find your way around? Why? 3 Which site sounded more convincing? 4 Which site sounded more iased? 5 Out of the wesites you have looked over the year, which was the est? Why? Working historically Visiting Parliament House, Canerra School excursion Visit Parliament House in Canerra as a school excursion. If parliament is sitting, you can still visit ut you may need to go to the Old Parliament House to ask questions and take photographs.

6 Answer the questions elow. You can download photographs from CD 11.4 to illustrate your assignment. For ooking visits or to organise education officers to visit your school, teachers can visit the Parliamentary Education Office at < Virtual visit If you are unale to visit Canerra, you can do a virtual tour of the old and new parliament houses. Go to < for Old Parliament House and < for new Parliament House. Although there is some good information, photographs and diagrams on oth sites, you will need to do further research to answer all the questions. Write one from your class with the questions you could not answer to the addresses given on oth wesites. Answer the questions elow and download photographs from CD 11.4 to illustrate your assignment. 1 What are the two houses of parliament called? 2 What is the difference etween government and parliament? 3 a What is the colour for each house? Why do they have these colours? 4 How is each house elected? 5 a How many senators are there? Why is there this numer of senators? 6 a Is there a president already in parliament?

7 Where is the president and what does he or she do? 7 a Where is the mace usually and why is it there? What is used instead in the upper house? 8 a What is the historical reason for there eing two chairs (in the centre facing you) in the upper house? Why is there only one chair in the lower house? 9 In the lower house, who sits in the seats on your left? Who sits in the seats on your right? Who sits in the middle seats? 10 Who sits in the centre, at the tale? 11 What are the ells and warning lights used for? 12 In Old Parliament House, there is a line in the carpet etween the seats and the tale on each side. a What is the story ehind the lines? Is there a line in the new Parliament House? 13 What other important rooms are there in Parliament House and what is their purpose?