GCSE CITIZENSHIP STUDIES PAPER 2
COMPREHENSIVE REVISION GUIDE AND
WORKED ANSWERS 2026
◉ What does "rule of law" mean? Answer: That no individual or
group is above the law.
◉ What does Individual Liberty mean? Answer: Individuals are free
to act according to their wishes, but if their actions are deemed
illegal by the state then they may face the consequences through the
legal system.
◉ What is Mutual Respect and Equality? Answer: You tolerate all
members in a society and treat them equally. This should be with
regard to age, race, sex, sexuality and religion.
◉ What is equality? Answer: The property of distributing economic
prosperity uniformly among the members of society.
◉ What is inequality? Answer: The extent to which culturally valued
material and social rewards are allocated disproportionately to
individuals, families, and other groups
,◉ What is the Equality Act 2010? Answer: It is a piece of
government legislation that brought together 116 laws to create one
law that protects all citizens.
◉ What does it mean to have a multiple identity? Answer: To have a
multiple identity is when someone is made up from multiple factors
such as growing up in one city, having parents from another country,
a sibling from a different father and going to University.
◉ What is a multicultural society? Answer: A society that comprises
people from a range of cultural and religious backgrounds.
◉ What is emigration? Answer: movement of individuals out of a
population
◉ What is immigration? Answer: Movement of individuals into a
population.
◉ What is migration? Answer: A movement of people from one place
to another.
◉ What is Community Cohesion? Answer: Neighbours living
together with respect and cooperation.
, ◉ What is meant by the term 'British values'? Answer: Values
associated with contemporary British society.
◉ What does the term 'presumption of innocence' mean? Answer:
That the suspect is innocent until prove guilty in a court of law.
◉ What does citizenship mean? Answer: Legal status given by a
state to a person to show their membership of that state.
◉ What does soft power mean? Answer: Using cultural and political
values to achieve objectives.
◉ What is fake news? Answer: Misinformation and disinformation
◉ What is criminal law? Answer: A system of law concerned with
the punishment of those who commit crimes.
◉ What is civil law? Answer: The system of law concerned with
private relations between members of a community rather than
criminal, military, or religious affairs.
◉ What are the 4 criminal courts in the UK? Answer: Magistrates'
Court, Crown Court, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court.
COMPREHENSIVE REVISION GUIDE AND
WORKED ANSWERS 2026
◉ What does "rule of law" mean? Answer: That no individual or
group is above the law.
◉ What does Individual Liberty mean? Answer: Individuals are free
to act according to their wishes, but if their actions are deemed
illegal by the state then they may face the consequences through the
legal system.
◉ What is Mutual Respect and Equality? Answer: You tolerate all
members in a society and treat them equally. This should be with
regard to age, race, sex, sexuality and religion.
◉ What is equality? Answer: The property of distributing economic
prosperity uniformly among the members of society.
◉ What is inequality? Answer: The extent to which culturally valued
material and social rewards are allocated disproportionately to
individuals, families, and other groups
,◉ What is the Equality Act 2010? Answer: It is a piece of
government legislation that brought together 116 laws to create one
law that protects all citizens.
◉ What does it mean to have a multiple identity? Answer: To have a
multiple identity is when someone is made up from multiple factors
such as growing up in one city, having parents from another country,
a sibling from a different father and going to University.
◉ What is a multicultural society? Answer: A society that comprises
people from a range of cultural and religious backgrounds.
◉ What is emigration? Answer: movement of individuals out of a
population
◉ What is immigration? Answer: Movement of individuals into a
population.
◉ What is migration? Answer: A movement of people from one place
to another.
◉ What is Community Cohesion? Answer: Neighbours living
together with respect and cooperation.
, ◉ What is meant by the term 'British values'? Answer: Values
associated with contemporary British society.
◉ What does the term 'presumption of innocence' mean? Answer:
That the suspect is innocent until prove guilty in a court of law.
◉ What does citizenship mean? Answer: Legal status given by a
state to a person to show their membership of that state.
◉ What does soft power mean? Answer: Using cultural and political
values to achieve objectives.
◉ What is fake news? Answer: Misinformation and disinformation
◉ What is criminal law? Answer: A system of law concerned with
the punishment of those who commit crimes.
◉ What is civil law? Answer: The system of law concerned with
private relations between members of a community rather than
criminal, military, or religious affairs.
◉ What are the 4 criminal courts in the UK? Answer: Magistrates'
Court, Crown Court, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court.
