Citizenship Studies

Paper 1

How it's assessed

• Written exam: 1 hour 45 minutes

• 80 marks

• 50% of GCSE

Questions

• Section A: Active citizenship questions: questions on the citizenship action of others and questions on the students taking citizenship action investigation (40 marks)

• Section B: Politics and participation question (40 marks)

• Question types: multiple-choice, short answer, source-based questions, extended answer

Paper 2

What's assessed

Section A: Life in modern Britain

Section B: Rights and responsibilities

How it's assessed

• Written exam: 1 hour 45 minutes

• 80 marks

• 50% of GCSE

Questions

• Section A: Life in modern Britain questions (40 marks)

• Section B: Rights and responsibilities questions (40 marks)

• Question types: multiple-choice, short answer, source-based questions, extended answer