Citizenship Studies J270,01 November 2020 , OCR GCSE Past Papers with Mark Schemes

1. Legal Systems and Rights | Minimum voting age in the UK, children’s rights under the UN Convention, Human Rights Act foundations, role of trade unions, leniency in sentencing for guilty pleas, structure of youth courts, characteristics of lay magistrates.

2. Judicial Processes and Law Enforcement | Definition of statute law, consequences of juror misconduct, police powers in questioning and searches, similarities between tribunals and magistrates’ courts, legal settings for consumer disputes, knife crime trends and prevention strategies.

3. Democracy and Governance | Principles of welfare and public services, role of the Speaker in the House of Commons, functions of parliamentary committees, constitutional concerns over the 2016 Brexit referendum, reasons for tax cuts, relationship between government and parliament.

4. Public Policy and Citizenship Engagement | Selection of prime ministers, reasons against government control of media, rights of young activists in political participation, devolution decisions in local governance, responsibilities of local authorities in England.

5. International Relations and Immigration | Asylum policies in the UK, benefits of immigration, reasons for emigration, NATO membership, Commonwealth membership rationale, role of the World Trade Organization in trade disputes, EU membership benefits for new states.

6. Human Rights and Global Diplomacy | Government responses to human rights violations (Brunei case), impact of economic neglect in coastal towns, role of international organizations in trade and security, UN’s role in global governance, legal and diplomatic actions for human rights enforcement.