Pledge Ready
Mock test

Study guide

Everything on the test comes from Parts 1 to 4 of Our Common Bond. These notes break it into 31 short topics, each linked to its pages in the booklet.

Give Part 4 extra time. It covers Australian values, and you need all 5 values questions right to pass.

Part 1: Australia and its people

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoplesp. 8Early European settlementp. 8The nation and its peoplep. 9States and territoriespp. 10–11Welcome and Acknowledgement of Countryp. 12Australia Day and Anzac Dayp. 13Australia's flagsp. 14Symbols and the national anthempp. 15–16

Part 2: Australia's democratic beliefs, rights and liberties

Our democratic beliefsp. 18Our freedomsp. 19Equality and a 'fair go'p. 20Responsibilities of citizenspp. 20–21Privileges of citizenspp. 20, 22Participating and paying taxp. 22

Part 3: Government and the law in Australia

Voting and the AECp. 24Federation and the Constitutionp. 25Separation of powersp. 26Head of State and Governor-Generalpp. 26–27Parliament and leaderspp. 27–28Three levels of governmentp. 29Parties and forming governmentp. 30How laws are madep. 30Courts, juries and policep. 31Criminal and traffic lawp. 32

Part 4: Australian values

Rule of Law and democracyp. 34Freedom of speech and associationp. 35Freedom of religionp. 35Equality under the lawp. 36Equality of opportunity and a 'fair go'p. 36Mutual respect and tolerancep. 37Our community and loyaltyp. 38