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Key Facts: LC Politics & Society Exam

20% + 80%

Citizenship project report is 20%; written examination is 80% of total marks

NCCA Leaving Certificate Politics and Society specification

2h 30m

The terminal written Politics and Society paper lasts two and a half hours

NCCA Politics and Society curriculum specification

4 strands

Power and decision-making; Active citizenship; Human rights; Globalisation and localisation

Curriculum Online - Politics and Society

3 paper sections

Written paper: short answers, data-based case study, discursive essays

NCCA Politics and Society curriculum specification

SEC brief

Citizenship project topics are set each year in a brief issued by the SEC

NCCA specification / State Examinations Commission

180 hours

Course designed for about 180 hours of teaching, including ~30 hours for the citizenship project

NCCA Politics and Society curriculum specification

H1-H8 / O1-O8

Grades are awarded on the senior-cycle 90-point grading scale

State Examinations Commission - Grading

100

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Leaving Certificate Politics and Society is an Irish senior-cycle subject examined by the SEC at Higher and Ordinary Level. Assessment is 20% citizenship project report (SEC brief; rationale, execution, reflection) and 80% written paper (2 hours 30 minutes: short answers, data-based questions, discursive essays). Content covers four NCCA strands — power and decision-making, active citizenship, human rights, globalisation and sustainable development — plus key thinkers. This free bank uses original single-best-answer questions on structure, concepts and thinkers — the real SEC paper is not multiple choice.

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1Leaving Certificate Politics and Society is assessed through which two main components?
A.A laboratory practical and an oral language interview only
B.A report on a citizenship project and a terminal written examination
C.A portfolio of posters and a group song performance only
D.A multiple-choice paper and a listening comprehension only
Explanation: The NCCA specification and SEC assess Politics and Society through a Report on a citizenship project (20%) and a terminal written examination (80%).
2Approximately what share of the total marks is awarded to the report on a citizenship project?
A.5%
B.20%
C.50%
D.80%
Explanation: The citizenship project report is worth 20% of total marks. The written examination is worth 80%.
3How long is the terminal written examination in Politics and Society?
A.1 hour
B.1 hour 30 minutes
C.2 hours 30 minutes
D.4 hours
Explanation: The NCCA specification states the written examination is two and a half hours (2 hours 30 minutes) long at Ordinary and Higher Level.
4The written Politics and Society paper is organised into how many sections by question type?
A.One continuous essay only
B.Two sections only
C.Three sections
D.Six independent practical stations
Explanation: The written examination has three sections: short answer questions; short answer and extended responses on a data-based case study; and discursive essays.
5Who issues the annual brief that sets citizenship project topics?
A.The United Nations General Assembly only
B.The State Examinations Commission (SEC)
C.Local county councils only
D.Individual school principals with no external brief
Explanation: The citizenship project is based on a brief issued annually by the State Examinations Commission (SEC), outlining topics and parameters for the project and report.
6If students complete a citizenship project as a group, what must each candidate submit?
A.Nothing — only one shared report for the whole group is allowed
B.A separate individual report focused mainly on their own role, aims, actions and learning
C.Only a video of the group with no written report
D.A multiple-choice answer sheet only
Explanation: Group projects are allowed, but each candidate submits a separate report. The main focus must be their own individual role, aims, actions, learning, development and reflection.
7Which set correctly names the three main sections of the citizenship project report in the NCCA specification?
A.Listening, speaking and grammar only
B.Rationale and research; execution of the citizenship project; reflections on knowledge and skills
C.Map skills, fieldwork and weather only
D.Oral presentation, song and dance only
Explanation: The report has Section A (rationale and research), Section B (execution of the citizenship project) and Section C (reflections on knowledge gained and skills developed).
8At Higher Level, which written-paper section carries the largest share of marks according to the NCCA specification weightings?
A.Short answer questions only
B.Discursive essays
C.A practical laboratory experiment
D.An oral language interview only
Explanation: At Higher Level the specification weights short answers at 10%, data-based questions at 30%, and discursive essays at 40% of the written examination component structure — essays carry the largest share.
9Compared with Higher Level, Ordinary Level places relatively more weighting on which written-paper section type?
A.Discursive essays only (higher than Higher Level)
B.Short answer questions
C.A fourth section of practical craft work
D.An unseen poetry anthology only
Explanation: Ordinary Level short answers are weighted at 20% versus 10% at Higher Level; essays are 30% at Ordinary versus 40% at Higher. Ordinary Level therefore places relatively more weight on short answers.
10What skills does the terminal written examination primarily assess, according to the NCCA specification?
A.Only handwriting speed and spelling lists
B.Knowledge and understanding; analysis of qualitative/quantitative social and political data; capacity to form clear, logical argument
C.Only athletic performance standards
D.Only foreign-language translation accuracy
Explanation: The written examination examines knowledge and understanding, analysis and interpretation of qualitative and/or quantitative social and political data, and the capacity to form reasonable and logical argument with clarity and coherence.

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