GCSE CITIZENSHIP STUDIES PAPER 2 MOCK
EXAM PAPER WITH FULL MARK SCHEME 2026
◉ British Values. Answer: The values that are associated with living
in modern day Britain
◉ Citizenship. Answer: a legal status conferred by a state upon
members of the state, indicating their membership of the state
◉ Democracy. Answer: a political system based upon the concept of
people having the power to decide.
◉ Equality act 2010. Answer: Brought together 116 pieces of
legislation to provide Britain with a new discrimination law to
protect individuals from unfair treatment and promotes a fair and
more equal society
◉ Individual Liberty. Answer: The concept that in a modern
democracy people have the freedom to make their own choices and
decisions
◉ Multicultural society. Answer: A society that comprises people
from a range of cultural and religious backgrounds
,◉ Principles. Answer: a basic truth that underpins a system of
beliefs associated with a given society
◉ Tolerance. Answer: A concept based upon the idea that in a
modern society people show understanding of others with differing
views and opinions
◉ Census. Answer: A government survey normally undertakes every
ten years to gather information about life in the UK. Every household
is expected to complete the census form
◉ Office for national statistics (ONS). Answer: a government body
that collects and provides background data
◉ Group identity. Answer: The identity associated with belonging to
a group
◉ Nature v. nurture. Answer: a debate about whether a persons
personality and identity are most effected by their biological
background or by the way they are brought up
◉ E-media. Answer: all forms of media related to the internet; e
stands for electronic
, ◉ Mediation. Answer: A process of involving outsiders in a dialogue
to try to resolve a dispute between 2 parties
◉ Demonstrations. Answer: When a group of people march or stand
together to show they disagree or support something
◉ Boycotts. Answer: A punitive ban on relations with other bodies,
cooperation with a police officer, or the handling of goods
◉ Hate crime. Answer: a crime, typically one involving violence, that
is motivated by prejudice on the basis of race, religion, sexual
orientation, or other grounds.
◉ Criminal damage. Answer: A person who, without lawful excuse,
destroys or damages any property belonging to another, intending to
destroy or damage any such property, or being reckless as to
whether any such property would be destroyed or damaged.
◉ Howard League for Penal Reform. Answer: a long established
pressure group that advocates prison reforms.
◉ Values. Answer: the ideas, beliefs, and attitudes about what is
important that help guide the way you live
EXAM PAPER WITH FULL MARK SCHEME 2026
◉ British Values. Answer: The values that are associated with living
in modern day Britain
◉ Citizenship. Answer: a legal status conferred by a state upon
members of the state, indicating their membership of the state
◉ Democracy. Answer: a political system based upon the concept of
people having the power to decide.
◉ Equality act 2010. Answer: Brought together 116 pieces of
legislation to provide Britain with a new discrimination law to
protect individuals from unfair treatment and promotes a fair and
more equal society
◉ Individual Liberty. Answer: The concept that in a modern
democracy people have the freedom to make their own choices and
decisions
◉ Multicultural society. Answer: A society that comprises people
from a range of cultural and religious backgrounds
,◉ Principles. Answer: a basic truth that underpins a system of
beliefs associated with a given society
◉ Tolerance. Answer: A concept based upon the idea that in a
modern society people show understanding of others with differing
views and opinions
◉ Census. Answer: A government survey normally undertakes every
ten years to gather information about life in the UK. Every household
is expected to complete the census form
◉ Office for national statistics (ONS). Answer: a government body
that collects and provides background data
◉ Group identity. Answer: The identity associated with belonging to
a group
◉ Nature v. nurture. Answer: a debate about whether a persons
personality and identity are most effected by their biological
background or by the way they are brought up
◉ E-media. Answer: all forms of media related to the internet; e
stands for electronic
, ◉ Mediation. Answer: A process of involving outsiders in a dialogue
to try to resolve a dispute between 2 parties
◉ Demonstrations. Answer: When a group of people march or stand
together to show they disagree or support something
◉ Boycotts. Answer: A punitive ban on relations with other bodies,
cooperation with a police officer, or the handling of goods
◉ Hate crime. Answer: a crime, typically one involving violence, that
is motivated by prejudice on the basis of race, religion, sexual
orientation, or other grounds.
◉ Criminal damage. Answer: A person who, without lawful excuse,
destroys or damages any property belonging to another, intending to
destroy or damage any such property, or being reckless as to
whether any such property would be destroyed or damaged.
◉ Howard League for Penal Reform. Answer: a long established
pressure group that advocates prison reforms.
◉ Values. Answer: the ideas, beliefs, and attitudes about what is
important that help guide the way you live
