Duties and Responsibilities of American Citizens

S S 7 C I V I C S : C H 1 . 3

I . D U T I E S O F C I T I Z E N S

A . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A R E O B L I G AT I O N S T H AT W E M E E T O N O U R O W N , B E C A U S E T H E Y A R E W H AT W E S H O U L D D O .

RESPONSIBILITIES

B . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A R E A C T I O N S T H AT W E A R E R E Q U I R E D T O P E R F O R M .

DUTIES

C . I N T H E U N I T E D S TAT E S , T H E S E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A R E S E T B Y _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T H AT A R E M A D E .

DUTIESLAWS

D . FA I L U R E T O P E R F O R M T H E S E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ R E S U LT I N P U N I S H M E N T S , S U C H A S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ O R T I M E I N _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . T H E F I V E M O S T I M P O R TA N T O F T H E S E A R E A S F O L L O W S :

DUTIES

FINESJAIL (PRISON)

O B E Y L AW S

• ______________ are sets of rules that allow people to live together peacefully. They keep _____________ by letting citizens know which actions are acceptable and which are not. Without them, communities would risk their health, safety, and property.

LAWS

ORDER

PA X TA X E S

• This provides the government with the ______________ it needs to operate. Without these, the government would not be able to __________ its employees, ____________ the country, or __________ those in need. The police force, fire department, EMTs, schools, post office, and other services all remain in operation thanks to money derived from ___________. People who avoid paying _________ often face harsh fines, and in some cases even steeper penalties.

MONEY

PAYDEFENDHELP

TAXESTAXES

D E F E N D T H E

N AT I O N• In the United States, the

law requires most ___________ citizens ages ______ to ______ to register with the Selective Service System. In the event of a major emergency, the government can _____________ men out of this group to serve military service. The last time this happened was in _____________, and hasn’t been needed since.

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DRAFT

1973

S E R V E I N C O U RT

• The Constitution gives anyone accused of a __________ the right to a trial by jury. A ____________ is a group of citizens who hear evidence in a case and decide whether the accused is ______________ or ___________. Citizens also have the duty of serving as a ___________________ in a court case if called to do so.

CRIME

INNOCENTGUILTY

WITNESS

JURY

AT T E N D S C H O O L

• Students ages _____ to ______ are required to attend schools by most states. Attending school prepares students with __________ they will need to work for their entire lives. Being educated is a major necessity so that citizens may lead ________________ lives upon completion of their education.

716

SKILLS

PRODUCTIVE

R E S P O N S I B I L I T I E S O F C I T I Z E N S

A . I N O R D E R F O R O U R G O V E R N M E N T T O W O R K , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ N E E D T O PA R T I C I PAT E T O M E E T A S H A R E D G O A L .

CITIZENS

B . O N E O F O U R B I G G E S T R E S P O N S I B I L I T I E S I S T O S I M P LY B E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A B O U T W H AT O U R G O V E R N M E N T I S P L A N N I N G T O D O . W I T H O U T T H E K N O W L E D G E T H AT C O M E S F R O M T H I S I N F O R M AT I O N , W E C A N N O T F O R M _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A B O U T T H E P R O P O S E D A C T I O N S , A N D T H E R E F O R E C A N N O T A C T I F T H E P R O P O S I T I O N I S A G A I N S T T H E B E S T I N T E R E S T O F O U R S E LV E S O U R L O V E D O N E S .

INFORMED

OPINIONS

C . A N O T H E R K E Y R E S P O N S I B I L I T Y I S E N S U R I N G T H AT T H E G O V E R N M E N T I S W O R K I N G P R O P E R LY. T H I S I S A C H I E V E D B Y M A K I N G O U R _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ K N O W N . W E D O T H I S B Y TA K I N G PA R T I N VA R I O U S A C T I V I T I E S T H AT D I S P L AY T H E S E C O N C E R N S S U C H A S M A K I N G _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T O L A W M A K E R S , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T O L A W M A K E R S , A N D _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ W H E N A C T I O N S A R E TA K E N T H AT C O N C E R N U S .

CONCERNS

PETITIONSEMAILSSPEAKNG OUT

D . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I S T H E M O S T I M P O R TA N T R E S P O N S I B I L I T Y. B Y _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ O U R L E A D E R S , T H E P E O P L E W H O G O V E R N U S A R E F O R C E D T O A C T I N T H E B E S T I N T E R E S T O F T H E C I T I Z E N S . H O W E V E R , I F T H E L A R G E S T PA R T O F T H E C I T I Z E N S D O N O T _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , W E A R E A G R E E I N G T O B E N D T O T H E W I L L O F T H E S E L E C T F E W W H O D O . I N O R D E R F O R O U R N E E D S A N D W A N T S T O B E M E T, W E M U S T V O T E F O R T H E C A N D I D AT E S T H AT B E S T S U P P O R T S O U R I D E A S .

VOTINGELECTING

VOTE

E . I N T H E U N I T E D S TAT E S , Y O U M U S T B E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T O V O T E . I T I S A L S O T H E R E S P O N S I B I L I T Y O F V O T E R S T O M A K E S U R E T H AT T H E P E R S O N E L E C T E D T O E A C H P O S I T I O N I S C A R R Y I N G O U T T H E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ O F T H AT P O S I T I O N , A S T H E Y S W O R E T O I N T H E O AT H O F O F F I C E .

18 yr. old

DUTIES

F. T R E AT I N G O T H E R S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A N D _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I S A M A J O R PA R T O F B E I N G A G O O D C I T I Z E N .

POLITELYRESPECTFULLY

G . I T I S I M P O R TA N T T O R E M E M B E R T H AT I N A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ P O P U L AT I O N , E V E R Y O N E H A S T H E R I G H T T O T H E I R _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , A N D _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . T H I S I S C A L L E D _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

DEOCRATIC

OPINIONS BELIEFSPRACTICES

TOLERANCE

H . I N O R D E R F O R C O M M U N I T I E S A N D G O V E R N M E N T S T O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , P E O P L E N E E D T O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

GROW

PARTICIPATE

I . R E S P O N S I B L E C I T I Z E N S A R E W I L L I N G T O G I V E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , A N D _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T O I M P R O V E C O M M U N I T Y L I F E .

TIMEEFFORT

MONEY

J . T H E M E M B E R S O F A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ M U S T C O N T R I B U T E T O T H E C O M M O N _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , O R W H AT I S B E S T F O R E V E R Y O N E .

COMMUNITY

GOOD

I I I . B E I N G I N V O LV E D

A . W E R E LY O N G O V E R N M E N T T O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ M A N Y S E R V I C E S . C I T I Z E N S A L S O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ R E S P O N S I B I L I T Y F O R _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ C O M M U N I T Y N E E D S .

PROVIDE

SHAREMEETING

B . G O O D C I T I Z E N S A R E C O N C E R N E D A B O U T T H E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ O F A L L M E M B E R S O F T H E I R C O M M U N I T Y. T H I S I N C L U D E S E A C H M E M B E R ’ S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , A N D _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

WELFARE

HEALTH PROSPERITYHAPPINESS

C . AT T H E H E A R T O F T H I S I S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , O R G I V I N G O F Y O U R _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T O W O R K I N T H E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

VOLUNTEERISM

TIME

COMMNUNITY

D . A M E R I C A N S H AV E D O N E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ W O R K F O R M A N Y Y E A R S . F R E N C H W R I T E R _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ W A S A M A Z E D W H E N H E V I S I T E D A M E R I C A T O S E E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ S O LV I N G C O M M U N I T Y P R O B L E M S R AT H E R T H A N R E LY I N G O N T H E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

VOLUNTEER

ALEXIS DE TOCQUVILLE

CITIZENS

GOVERNMENT

E . T O D AY, T H E U N I T E D S TAT E S H A S M O R E T H A N _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ C H A R I T I E S . O N E O F T H E S E , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , I S A N E X A M P L E O F A L A R G E C H A R I TA B L E G R O U P W H O H E L P S N AT I O N W I D E . T O D AT E , T H E Y ’ V E B U I LT _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ H O M E S F O R L O W - I N C O M E FA M I L I E S .

1 MILLION

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

350,000

F. A N O T H E R V O L U N T E E R G R O U P, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , W O R K S I N _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A N D T H E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . T H E Y R E C E I V E M O N E Y T O H E L P I T S M E M B E R S P R O V I D E S E R V I C E S I N T H E S E A R E A S .

AMERICORPSEDUCATION

PUBLIC SAFETYHEALTH

ENVIRONMENT