CITIZENSHIP STUDIES
J270/03
MONDAY 2JUNE 2025
Oxford Cambridge and RSA
Monday 2 June 2025 – Morning
GCSE (9–1) Citizenship Studies
J270/03 Our rights, our society, our world
Time allowed: 1 hour
No extra materials are needed.
Please write clearly in black ink. Do not write in the barcodes.
Centre number Candidate number
First name(s)
Last name
INSTRUCTIONS
• Use black ink.
• Write your answer to each question in the space provided. You can use extra
paper if you need to, but you must clearly show your candidate number, the
centre number and the question numbers.
• Answer all the questions.
,INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 50.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• Quality of extended response will be assessed in questions marked with an asterisk (*).
• This document has 16 pages.
ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
Turn over
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Section A – The responsibilities, role and effectiveness of jurors
You should spend about 10 minutes on this section.
1 Study Source 1 and answer questions 1(a) and 1(b).
Source 1
Extract from Notice sent to jurors
Your Legal Responsibilities as a Juror
By serving on this jury you are fulfilling a very important
PUBLIC SERVICE. This means you have some important
LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES.
As a juror you have taken a LEGAL OATH or AFFIRMATION to
try the defendant based ONLY on the evidence you hear in
court.
This means the FAIRNESS of the trial depends on you
following a few very IMPORTANT LEGAL RULES. These
rules are explained to you in this Notice.
DURING THE TRIAL
This is from the moment you take the juror oath until the judge finally
discharges you from serving on the jury at the end of the trial.
During the trial you can ONLY DISCUSS the case with the 11
OTHER JURORS on your jury and only when you are ALL
TOGETHER and there is no risk of you being overheard.
This means that during the trial you CANNOT DISCUSS the case
with FAMILY, FRIENDS or ANYONE else. Discussing the case
means writing or speaking about the case in person or on any
SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES such as Facebook or X or on blogs
and chat rooms.
J270/03
MONDAY 2JUNE 2025
Oxford Cambridge and RSA
Monday 2 June 2025 – Morning
GCSE (9–1) Citizenship Studies
J270/03 Our rights, our society, our world
Time allowed: 1 hour
No extra materials are needed.
Please write clearly in black ink. Do not write in the barcodes.
Centre number Candidate number
First name(s)
Last name
INSTRUCTIONS
• Use black ink.
• Write your answer to each question in the space provided. You can use extra
paper if you need to, but you must clearly show your candidate number, the
centre number and the question numbers.
• Answer all the questions.
,INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 50.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• Quality of extended response will be assessed in questions marked with an asterisk (*).
• This document has 16 pages.
ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
Turn over
,
, 2
Section A – The responsibilities, role and effectiveness of jurors
You should spend about 10 minutes on this section.
1 Study Source 1 and answer questions 1(a) and 1(b).
Source 1
Extract from Notice sent to jurors
Your Legal Responsibilities as a Juror
By serving on this jury you are fulfilling a very important
PUBLIC SERVICE. This means you have some important
LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES.
As a juror you have taken a LEGAL OATH or AFFIRMATION to
try the defendant based ONLY on the evidence you hear in
court.
This means the FAIRNESS of the trial depends on you
following a few very IMPORTANT LEGAL RULES. These
rules are explained to you in this Notice.
DURING THE TRIAL
This is from the moment you take the juror oath until the judge finally
discharges you from serving on the jury at the end of the trial.
During the trial you can ONLY DISCUSS the case with the 11
OTHER JURORS on your jury and only when you are ALL
TOGETHER and there is no risk of you being overheard.
This means that during the trial you CANNOT DISCUSS the case
with FAMILY, FRIENDS or ANYONE else. Discussing the case
means writing or speaking about the case in person or on any
SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES such as Facebook or X or on blogs
and chat rooms.
