Rights and Responsibilities

Rights and Responsibilities

Chapter 9

Rights 

Rights are privileges given to individuals by the government and protected by law.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities are duties that individuals are required, or expected, to do in their communities.

Democracy 

A democracy is a government in which the people hold the power.

Common Good

The common good is the interest or well-being of the whole community.

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Rights are

• privileges given to individuals by the government and protected by law.

• duties that individuals are required, or expected, to do

• the interest in the well-being of the whole community

• when people actively participate in their community

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Responsibilities are

• privileges given to individuals by the government and protected by law.

• duties that individuals are required, or expected, to do in their community

• the interest in the well-being of the whole community

• when people actively participate in their community

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Rights are protected by the _______________ or the law.

• people

• community

• government

• democracy

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Responsibilities are duties that your_______________ expects of you.

• people

• community

• government

• democracy

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Rights and responsibilities protect our _______________

• people

• community

• government

• democracy

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In this government, the supreme power is held by the _______________

• people

• community

• government

• democracy