2025 GCSE (9–1) Citizenship Studies J270/03 Our rights, our society, our world (Verified Question Paper With Mark Scheme Combined June 2025)

Monday 2 June 2025 – Morning GCSE (9–1) Citizenship Studies J270/03 Our rights, our society, our world Time allowed: 1 hour (Verified Question Paper With Mark Scheme Combined June 2025) 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. © OCR 2025 [601/8418/8] DC (DE/CT) 354816/7 OCR is an exempt Charity Turn over 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 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. (a)State two examples of a court where juries are not used. 1....................................................................................................................................................... 2....................................................................................................................................................... [2] (b)State four examples from Source 1 and your own knowledge that show that the role of a juror is an important one. 1....................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... 2....................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... 3....................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... 4....................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... [4] Study the viewpoint below and answer question 1(c). (c)State four different points that could be used to support the viewpoint above. 1....................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... 2....................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... 3....................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... 4....................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... [4] Section B – Community cohesion You should spend about 20 minutes on this section. 2 Study Source 2 and answer questions 2(a)–(c) and 2(e). Source 2 Guidance on community cohesion, inclusion and equality © , Local Govern