Edexcel GCSE Citizenship Studies Paper 2 June 2018 question paper

Explain one reason that led your group to choose the issue for your citizenship action.

Explain how your group used two different types of sources in the research for your citizenship action.

Explain one reason why considering different viewpoints helped to improve your citizenship action.

Explain one potential difficulty that you identified with managing resources for your citizenship action and how you planned to overcome this difficulty.

Potential difficulty identified

How you planned to overcome this difficulty

‘It is essential to collaborate when planning a successful citizenship action.’

How far do you agree with this view?

You must base your answer on your experience of your own citizenship action.

Give reasons for your opinion, showing that you have considered another point of view.

Study Source A in the Source Booklet before you answer this question.

Explain two ways in which the use of social media helped the Brain family achieve their aims.

The Brain family’s campaign succeeded because Kathryn gained employment, not because the UK government took action to help them.

Suggest two reasons why the UK government may not be persuaded by such a campaign.

According to the source, the campaigners ‘just hoped that someone would listen – now everyone is listening’.

Using the source, analyse why this viewpoint might be mistaken.

Explain how the community campaign in the source may have been able to use newspapers or television to influence public opinion.

The Council of Europe is an organisation that

An example of a non-governmental organisation (NGO) is

International humanitarian law applies to situations involving

Using an example, explain one role played by charities in society.

Give two ways in which pressure group activities may disadvantage some citizens.

Explain two ways in which citizens can contribute to democracy in the UK.

Explain the main functions of the United Nations and the Commonwealth.

‘Being a member of international organisations such as the EU and NATO can only ever be beneficial for the UK.’

Write reasoned arguments to support and oppose this statement.

‘A free press can do as much harm as good in a democracy.’

How far do you agree with this view?

Give reasons for your opinion, showing that you have considered other points of view.