Week 3 Vocab - Obligations and Responsibilities (SS.7.CG.2.2)

right to vote

• Suffrage

• Citizenship

• Jury Duty

• Civics

something a person should do

• Duties/Obligations

• Natualization

• Citizenship

• Responsibilities

a requirement or duty, something a person or government has to do

• Responsibilities

• Obligations

• Civics

• Immigration

a civic obligation to serve on a jury and make decisions in a legal case

• Selective Service

• Responsibilities

• Duties/Obligations

• Jury Duty

law requires most male citizens 18-25 to register with the Selective Service System in the event we need to call on men for war (draft)

• Jury Duty

• Selective Service

• Civics

• Suffrage

beliefs or actions that are seen as a benefit to the community rather than individual interests

• Suffrage

• Common Good

• Responsibilities

• Obligations

the paper sent to a potential juror that requires their attendance in court for possible service on a jury

• notification
• citation
• invitation
• summons

a formal written request, typically one signed by many people, appealing to authority with respect to a particular cause

• appeal
• request
• petition
• proposal

a meeting that is held for the people to share their opinions with government officials

• Official press conference
• Private discussion group
• Civic Meeting

• Community advisory board

a person holding public office by virtue of election to that office or through constitutional succession

• Government employee
• Elected representative
• Political appointee
• Elected Official