| Approach: |
One
to one |
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Level: Year 4
and year 8 |
| Focus: |
New
Zealand government |
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| Resources:
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Picture
[simulated resource shown below] |
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| Questions/instructions: |
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Hand
student picture.
Here are pictures of Parliament buildings and debating chambers in Wellington.
This is where Members of Parliament meet
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%
responses
2009 ('05) |
y4 |
y8 |
1.
Why does New Zealand need a Parliament?
|
|
|
| debate
issues that affect New Zealand and
New Zealanders |
25
(23) |
47
(40) |
| make
laws/rules for New Zealand people to follow |
14
(20) |
40
(39) |
| plan,
oversee and fund important public services (e.g. education, health,
police) |
5
(13) |
10
(21) |
| decide
how New Zealand should act towards other countries (e.g.
treaties, aid, sanctions, war) |
1
(2) |
3
(8) |
| 2.
One of the important jobs of Parliament is to make decisions about
laws. How are decisions made in Parliament? |
|
|
| Description
of process: |
|
|
| (Law
proposed by the government or a Member of Parliament, goes to committee
stage, considered again in Parliament with amendments, may go back
to committee for more consideration, final decision voted on in Parliament.
At each of these stages a lot of negotiation may occur between MPs.) |
|
|
| |
clear
full description |
0
(0) |
1
(0) |
| |
moderately
good description |
2
(3) |
9
(10) |
| |
very
limited description |
25
(33) |
51
(57) |
| |
no
useful response |
73
(65) |
39
(33) |
| 3.
How does a person get to be a Member of Parliament? |
|
|
| Mentioned: |
selection
by party/nomination |
3
(4) |
12
(13) |
| |
campaigning
for votes |
1
(1) |
4
(3) |
| |
voting (by registered voters) |
7
(15) |
18
(28) |
| the
difference between winning
an electorate seat or a party list seat |
0
(0) |
1
(2) |
|
Total
score: |
5–9
|
1
(3) |
3
(8) |
4
|
2
(3) |
9
(9) |
3
|
7
(5) |
20
(23) |
2
|
14
(23) |
33
(32) |
1
|
25
(29) |
23
(18) |
| 0
|
51
(37) |
12
(10) |
