Edexcel GCSE Citizenship Studies Paper 1 June 2019 question paper

Which two of the following functions are carried out by main local councils?

Explain two reasons why it is desirable that people who are elected as local councillors come from the same local area.

Suggest two ways in which individuals can be affected by inequality.

Explain one way in which diversity benefits society in the UK.

Study Source A below and then answer Question 2.

(Source: based on https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/

populationandmigration/populationestimates/articles/ overviewoftheukpopulation/july2017)

Source A gives examples of how the population of the UK is changing.

Explain the various reasons why it is important to monitor population change.

State one example of direct democracy.

Explain one strength and one weakness of the first-past-the-post voting system.

Strength

Weakness

Suggest three ways by which Parliament holds the government to account.

Which one of these explains the role of a whip in Parliament?

Study Source B below and then answer part (d).

Source B describes how New Zealand took the decision to abolish one of the two chambers in its parliament.

Compare how the parliaments work in the UK and New Zealand.

Give two reasons for imposing age limits which legally restrict the activities of young people.

There are occasions in civil legal disputes when citizens may choose not to go through the court system, but instead decide to use mediation.

Suggest three benefits of using mediation instead of the formal civil court procedures.

Using an example, explain one source of law which forms part of the UK’s legal system.

Give two reasons why courts may decide to impose different punishments on offenders who commit the same crime.

Study Source C below and then answer part (c) below.

(Source: based on https://www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk/

campaigning/other-campaigns/access-justice)

Source C shows how access to justice has been restricted by the cuts to legal aid.

Explain why our legal system may be viewed as being in danger.

Study Source D in the Source Booklet. It asks ‘Should prisons make prisoners work?’.

Then answer the questions which follow.

Which one of the following does Helen Brown Coverdale believe?

Analyse Source D to identify two views on which both writers agree.

Which writer do you agree with more?

Explain your answer, referring to both the arguments made in Source D.

Devolution has led to many UK residents believing that they are citizens of Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland rather than citizens of the UK.

How far do you agree with this opinion?

Give reasons for your opinion, showing that you have considered different views on the topic.