BUKIT MERAH SEC SCH_4NPRELIM_2019_QN

Class Index Number Name BUKIT MERAH SECONDARY SCHOOL 'N' LEVEL PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2019 SECONDARY FOUR NORMAL (ACADEMIC) HUMANITIES Paper 1 Social Studies 2175/01 2176/01 19 August 2019 1 hour 45 minutes Additional Materials: Writing Paper (4 Sheets) READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. Write in dark blue or black pen. Write your Name, Index number and Class on the writing paper in the spaces provided. Section A Answer all parts of Question 1. Section B Answer both parts of Question 2. The number of marks is given in [ ] at the end of each question or part question. This document consists of 7 printed pages, including this cover page. Setter: Miss Du Tongtong [Turn over

2 SECTION A (Source-based Case Study) Question 1 is compulsory for all candidates. 1 Exploring Citizenship and Governance Study the Background Information and the sources carefully, and then answer all the questions. You may use any of the sources to help you answer the questions, in addition to those sources which you are told to use. In answering the questions, you should use your knowledge of the issue to help you interpret and evaluate the sources. (a) Study Source A. Do you think the cartoonist is a supporter of Britain leaving the European Union? Explain your answer, using details of the cartoon. [5] (b) Study Source B. Why was this source published at this time? Explain your answer. [6] (c) Study Sources C and D. Do you think the writer of Source C agrees with the author of Source D about the impacts facing Brexit? Explain your answer. [7] (d) Study Source E. How surprised are you by this source? Explain your answer. [7] (e) How far do the sources in the case study show that leaving the European Union is the right decision for Britain? Explain your answer. [10]

3 Is leaving the European Union the right decision for Britain? BACKGROUND INFORMATION The European Union (EU) is an economic and political partnership. Britain has been a member state of the EU since 1 January 1973. EU allows goods and people to move between countries freely. It also has its own currency, the euro, which is being used by 19 of the member countries, its own parliament and it now sets rules in a wide range of areas – including on the environment, tran sport and consumer rights. Britain feels that EU was not supporting their interests and hence decided to hold a referendum to leave EU. A referendum refers to a nation wide voting. It was held on 23 June 2016 to decide if Britain sho