CitizenshipWhat is a citizen?

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What is a citizen?

A citizen is a member of a political community who enjoys the rights and assumes the duties of membership.

-Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

What are rights?

Rights are things that you are entitled to just for being a member of a particular community.

What are some of your rights?

A citizen is a member of a political community who enjoys the rights and assumes the duties of membership.

-Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

What are duties?

Duties are things you are expected to do out of legal or moral obligation.

What are some of the duties of a citizen?

A citizen is a member of a political community who enjoys the rights and assumes the duties of membership.

-Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

A good quote

“The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours

is that he shall be able and willing to pull his own weight.”

-Theodore Roosevelt

The big “What if ?”

What will happen to our rights if we don’t perform our duties?

A citizen is a member of a political community who enjoys the rights and assumes the duties of membership.-Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

References

• http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/citizenship/