Active Citizenship and Social Change · Civic Action

Protest and Civil Disobedience

Examining the history and effectiveness of protest as a tool for achieving social and political change.

Key Questions

  1. 1Is civil disobedience a legitimate tool in a healthy democracy?
  2. 2Where should the state's right to order end and the citizen's right to protest begin?
  3. 3What would a just policy look like for regulating public demonstrations?

ACARA Content Descriptions

AC9C10K05AC9C10S04
Year: Year 10
Subject: Civics & Citizenship
Unit: Active Citizenship and Social Change
Period: Civic Action

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