RELIGION and SOCIETY Past questions

SECTION 1 Religion and Social responsibility

Note: you don’t need to talk about Islam for this section, but you should refer to Christianity and learn and use Bible quotes. Remember there is not one Christian view on any issue, so try to sort out Roman Catholic and Protestant views , and also liberal, conservative and fundamentalist views eg of the Bible and its authority. These are either/or questions as you only do one question per question, but have a choice of two. Of course for practice you can try both a question 3 and 4 from any year: every year the paper will be a new mix of themes in parts b and c. Try to do them in timed conditions and spend about the number of minutes per marks, with one good point earning 2 marks (so 6 mark questions, three good points etc).

June 2006

1. (b) Outline two different electoral voting systems in the United Kingdom.(6)
(c) Explain why Christians use the Bible when making moral decisions. (8)

2. (b) Outline three Christian teachings which support the Welfare State. (6)
(c) Explain why there are different attitudes to politics in Christianity. (8)

June 2007

1. (b) Outline the responsibilities of local government. (6)
(c) Explain how Christians make moral decisions. (8)

2. (b) Outline the responsibilities of national government. (6)
(c) Explain why there are differences among Christians in their attitudes to religion and politics. (8)

June 2008

1. b) Outline how Christians make moral decisions. (6)
c) Explain why some people prefer Proportional Representation as an electoral system (8)

2. b) Outline three of the ten commandments (Decalogue) (6)
c) Explain why most Christians support the welfare state. (8)

June 2009

1. b) Outline different Christian attitudes to Politics. (6)
c) Explain why many Christians use the Bible to make moral decisions. (8)

2. b) Outline three main provisions of the Welfare State. (6)
c) Explain why the Church has authority for Christians when making moral decisions. (8)