Citizenship Studies 8100

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Free Citizenship Studies 8100 revision notes for AQA GCSE students. Each chapter covers a key topic with worked examples and practice prompts you can take straight into the thinka app.

Life in modern Britain

  • What are the principles and values that underpin British society?

  • What do we mean by identity?

  • What is the role of the media and the free press?

  • What is the UK's role in key international organisations?

  • How can citizens make their voice heard and make a difference in society?

  • Citizenship skills, processes and methods

  • Rights and responsibilities

Rights and responsibilities

  • What laws does a society require and why?

  • What are a citizen's rights and responsibilities within the legal system?

  • How has the law developed over time, and how does the law protect the citizen and deal with criminals?

  • What are the universal human rights and how do we protect them?

  • How do citizens play a part to bring about change in the legal system?

Politics and participation

  • Where does political power reside in the UK and how is it controlled?

  • What are the powers of local and devolved government and how can citizens participate?

  • Where does political power reside: with the citizen, parliament or government?

  • How do others govern themselves?

  • How can citizens try to bring about political change?

Active citizenship

  • Citizenship action – the actions of others

  • The investigation: taking citizenship action

Citizenship skills, processes and methods

  • Citizenship enquiry: hypotheses, research questions and sources

  • Source-based analysis and evaluation of evidence

  • Building arguments, viewpoints and substantiated conclusions

  • Planning and evaluating practical citizenship actions

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