OCR GCSE Citizenship Studies Paper 2 2025 Question Paper

Download the official OCR GCSE (9–1) Citizenship Studies J270/02 Citizenship in Action June 2025 Question Paper PDF for the Summer 2025 examination series. This OCR examiner-set paper contains authentic GCSE Citizenship Studies questions covering democracy, policing, media regulation, taxation, public spending, social mobility, environmental campaigning, citizenship action and political participation.

The paper includes source-analysis, data interpretation, extended-response and citizenship-action questions on major OCR Citizenship Studies topics including Police and Crime Commissioners, press freedom, representative democracy, government taxation and spending, youth inequality, social mobility, environmental activism, pressure groups and community action projects. Students analyse real-world case studies involving :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}, the :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1} and public-sector funding debates.

Extended-response tasks require students to evaluate viewpoints on taxation, public services, policing, the judiciary and democracy while applying AO1, AO2 and AO3 Citizenship Studies skills. Citizenship-action sections focus on campaign planning, teamwork, equality, fundraising, media support and community engagement through practical scenarios including environmental campaigns and charitable gift initiatives.

The paper also includes statistical-analysis questions using charts and tables about government spending, youth opportunity gaps and election turnout, helping students strengthen evaluation, evidence interpretation and political-analysis skills required for OCR GCSE Citizenship Studies examinations in 2026.

This document is designed for OCR GCSE (9–1) Citizenship Studies students preparing for the 2026 examination series, including Year 10 and Year 11 learners, teachers, tutors, revision centres, private candidates and home-school students studying Citizenship in Action.

It is especially useful for students aiming to improve AO2 source-analysis skills, AO3 evaluation skills, extended-response writing and citizenship-action planning using authentic OCR examination questions.