OCR GCSE (9–1) Citizenship Studies J270/03 Our rights, our society, our world
Combined Question Paper and Mark Scheme
Oxford Cambridge and RSA
GCSE (9–1) Citizenship Studies
J270/03 Our rights, our society, our world
Time allowed: 1 hour
No extra materials are needed.
Please write clearly in black ink. Do not write in the barcodes.
Centre number Candidate number
First name(s)
Last name
INSTRUCTIONS
• Use black ink.
• Write your answer to each question in the space provided. You can use extra paper if
you need to, but you must clearly show your candidate number, the centre number and
the question numbers.
• Answer all the questions.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 50.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• Quality of extended response will be assessed in questions marked with an asterisk (*).
• This document has 16 pages.
ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
DC (DE/CT) 354816/7
OCR is an exempt
, 2
Section A – The responsibilities, role and effectiveness of jurors
You should spend about 10 minutes on this section.
1 Study Source 1 and answer questions 1(a) and 1(b).
Source 1
Extract from Notice sent to jurors
Your Legal Responsibilities as a Juror
By serving on this jury you are fulfilling a very important
PUBLIC SERVICE. This means you have some important
LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES.
As a juror you have taken a LEGAL OATH or AFFIRMATION to try
the defendant based ONLY on the evidence you hear in court.
This means the FAIRNESS of the trial depends on you following a
few very IMPORTANT LEGAL RULES. These rules are explained
to you in this Notice.
DURING THE TRIAL
This is from the moment you take the juror oath until the judge finally
discharges you from serving on the jury at the end of the trial.
During the trial you can ONLY DISCUSS the case with the 11 OTHER
JURORS on your jury and only when you are ALL TOGETHER and there
is no risk of you being overheard.
This means that during the trial you CANNOT DISCUSS the case with
FAMILY, FRIENDS or ANYONE else. Discussing the case means writing
or speaking about the case in person or on any SOCIAL NETWORKING
SITES such as Facebook or X or on blogs and chat rooms.
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(a) State two examples of a court where juries are not used.
1 .......................................................................................................................................................
2 .......................................................................................................................................................
[2]
(b) State four examples from Source 1 and your own knowledge that show that the role of a juror is
an important one.
1 .......................................................................................................................................................
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2 .......................................................................................................................................................
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3 .......................................................................................................................................................
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4 .......................................................................................................................................................
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[4]
Study the viewpoint below and answer question 1(c).
“Guilt or innocence should be decided by judges, not juries.”
(c) State four different points that could be used to support the viewpoint above.
1 .......................................................................................................................................................
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2 .......................................................................................................................................................
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3 .......................................................................................................................................................
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4 .......................................................................................................................................................
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[4]
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Combined Question Paper and Mark Scheme
Oxford Cambridge and RSA
GCSE (9–1) Citizenship Studies
J270/03 Our rights, our society, our world
Time allowed: 1 hour
No extra materials are needed.
Please write clearly in black ink. Do not write in the barcodes.
Centre number Candidate number
First name(s)
Last name
INSTRUCTIONS
• Use black ink.
• Write your answer to each question in the space provided. You can use extra paper if
you need to, but you must clearly show your candidate number, the centre number and
the question numbers.
• Answer all the questions.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 50.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• Quality of extended response will be assessed in questions marked with an asterisk (*).
• This document has 16 pages.
ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
DC (DE/CT) 354816/7
OCR is an exempt
, 2
Section A – The responsibilities, role and effectiveness of jurors
You should spend about 10 minutes on this section.
1 Study Source 1 and answer questions 1(a) and 1(b).
Source 1
Extract from Notice sent to jurors
Your Legal Responsibilities as a Juror
By serving on this jury you are fulfilling a very important
PUBLIC SERVICE. This means you have some important
LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES.
As a juror you have taken a LEGAL OATH or AFFIRMATION to try
the defendant based ONLY on the evidence you hear in court.
This means the FAIRNESS of the trial depends on you following a
few very IMPORTANT LEGAL RULES. These rules are explained
to you in this Notice.
DURING THE TRIAL
This is from the moment you take the juror oath until the judge finally
discharges you from serving on the jury at the end of the trial.
During the trial you can ONLY DISCUSS the case with the 11 OTHER
JURORS on your jury and only when you are ALL TOGETHER and there
is no risk of you being overheard.
This means that during the trial you CANNOT DISCUSS the case with
FAMILY, FRIENDS or ANYONE else. Discussing the case means writing
or speaking about the case in person or on any SOCIAL NETWORKING
SITES such as Facebook or X or on blogs and chat rooms.
© OCR 2025
, 3
(a) State two examples of a court where juries are not used.
1 .......................................................................................................................................................
2 .......................................................................................................................................................
[2]
(b) State four examples from Source 1 and your own knowledge that show that the role of a juror is
an important one.
1 .......................................................................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................................
2 .......................................................................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................................
3 .......................................................................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................................
4 .......................................................................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................................
[4]
Study the viewpoint below and answer question 1(c).
“Guilt or innocence should be decided by judges, not juries.”
(c) State four different points that could be used to support the viewpoint above.
1 .......................................................................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................................
2 .......................................................................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................................
3 .......................................................................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................................
4 .......................................................................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................................
[4]
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