OCR GCSE (9–1) Citizenship J270/03 Our rights, our …

1 OCR 2016 J270/03 Turn over 601/8418/8 D10084 GCSE (9 1) Citizenship Studies J270/03 Our rights, our society, our world Sample question Paper Date Morning/Afternoon Time allowed: 1 hour You must have: the question Paper * 0 0 0 0 0 0 * First name Last name Centre number Candidate number INSTRUCTIONS Use black ink. Complete the boxes above with your name, centre number and candidate number. Answer all the questions. Write your answer to each question in the space provided. Do not write in the bar codes. INFORMATION The total mark for this paper is 50. The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].

2 Quality of written communication will be assessed in questions marked with an asterisk (*). This document consists of 16 pages. 2 OCR 2016 J270/03 Section A Answer all the questions. You should spend approximately 10 minutes on this section. 1. Study Sources 1 and 2 and answer the questions that follow. Source 2 Age of UK judges and of the UK population, 2015 (a) State one piece of evidence from Source 1 that shows that there is increasing diversity in the judiciary.. [1] Source 1 2011 2015 United Kingdom (UK) courts judges gender and ethnicity Role Percentage (%) female* Percentage (%) black and minority ethnic** 2011 2015 2011 2015 High Court judge 16 20 5 3 District judge (County Courts) 26 31 5 8 Deputy District judge (Magistrates Courts) 29 31 6 11 *51 per cent of the population is female.

3 **11 per cent of the population is Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) 3 OCR 2016 J270/03 Turn over (b) How far are judges representative of the population as a whole in terms of age, gender and ethnicity? Use evidence from Sources 1 and 2 to support your analysis.. [3] (c) State two types of court in the England and Wales justice system that are not included in Source 1. (i) .. (ii) .. [2] (d) State four different points that could be used as part of a reasoned case against the viewpoint below: It doesn t matter about judges age, gender and ethnicity as long as they are trained and experienced.

4 (i) .. (ii) .. (iii) .. (iv) .. [4] 4 OCR 2016 J270/03 Section B Answer all the questions. You should spend approximately 20 minutes on this section. 2. Read the introduction below. Defeating Ebola in Sierra Leone In 2014 there was a crisis in West Africa. A deadly disease called Ebola was spreading quickly. This caused concern across the world. The UK government supported the government of Sierra Leone in its fight to tackle Ebola. Study Source 3 and answer the questions that follow. Source 3 Department for International Development (DfID) poster showing the UK response to Ebola in Sierra Leone 5 OCR 2016 J270/03 Turn over (a) Using Source 3, state one example of aid that will bring long-term advantages to Sierra Leone.

5 [1] (b) State one risk that the UK Government would need to manage when planning the intervention shown in Source 3.. [1] (c) State two reasons why the UK has a particular responsibility to help another Commonwealth country. (i) .. (ii) .. [2] (d) State four different points that could be used in support of the viewpoint below: The United Kingdom should intervene in overseas crises and conflicts. (i) .. (ii) .. (iii) .. (iv) .. [4] 6 OCR 2016 J270/03 (e)* Write a reasoned case supporting the viewpoint below: International non-governmental organisations (NGOs), such as Save the Children and Oxfam, are more effective than national governments at responding to crises caused by war, natural disasters and famine.

6 [8] 7 OCR 2016 J270/03 Turn over BLANK PAGE Section C begins on page 8. 8 OCR 2016 J270/03 Section C Answer all the questions. You should spend approximately 10 minutes on this section. 3. Study Source 4 and answer the question that follows. Source 4 Migration to and from the UK (net migration) Migration to and from the UK October 2013 September 2014 British citizens migrating Non-British citizens migrating Total migrants Citizens born in countries of the European Union (EU) Citizens born in countries outside the EU People moving into the UK 82,000 251,000 292,000 625,000 People moving out of the UK 137,000 89,000 101,000 327,000 Net Migration - 55000 162,000 191,000 298,000 Net migration in thousands 9 OCR 2016 J270/03 Turn over (a)

7 What two examples of evidence in Source 4 that could be used against the following viewpoint? UK net migration has been out of control for at least 40 years. Immigrants from the EU are to blame.. [2] 10 OCR 2016 J270/03 Study Source 5 and answer the question that follows. Source 5 Extract adapted from the website of the British Red Cross Aldijana Becirevic, a refugee from the war in Bosnia, came to the UK in 1995. The war in Bosnia started in 1991. Aldijana and her family were given 24 hours to leave their home. They were allowed only two suitcases in which to pack their possessions. With thousands of others, they boarded special buses but at first had no idea where they were being taken.

8 Aldijana and her family were chosen for special protection in the UK. Aldijana is now a successful solicitor in Nottingham. (b)* Write a reasoned case AGAINST the following viewpoint: Most people coming to the UK in the last 60 years have been forced to do so. Their experience has been similar to Aldijana s, and their human rights have not improved. In your answer you should consider: Source 5 and refer to it in your answer at least three other reasons for migration to the UK with examples the effects of moving to the UK on migrants human rights. [8] .. 11 OCR 2016 J270/03 Turn over.

9 12 OCR 2016 J270/03 Section D Answer the question . You should spend approximately 20 minutes on this section. 4. Study Sources 6 and 7 and answer the questions that follow. Source 6 Taken from the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) s European Manifesto 2014 Since 2010, 3,600 new laws have been imposed on us by the European Union (EU). With an estimated 13 million words, they would take 92 days to read. The EU writes our laws and costs us all 55 million per day in membership fees. The EU is not just the free trade zone we thought we signed up to.

10 It s about ever closer union. The EU now controls areas we never thought imaginable immigration, law and order and energy, to name a few. The only way to regain control is to leave the EU. Source 7 Extract adapted from a Confederation of British Industry (CBI) survey 8 out of 10 firms say UK must stay in EU Leaving the EU would hit investment and trade and make us less competitive. The survey found that most firms believe EU membership has positive effects on their own businesses. Feature of EU membership Percentage (%) of businesses giving positive, no impact or negative ratings for each feature Positive No impact Negative Free trade 76 17 1 Free movement of workers 63 27 15 Common product standards 52 27 15 Common employment law 22 27 49 13 OCR 2016 J270/03 Turn over (a) State two countries that are members of the EU, in addition to the UK.