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What is a Civic Duty?

• a responsibility of a citizen

• Not following the law

• Disobeying the government

• the duty of a citizen

What are some examples of Civic Duties?

• Paying taxes

• Serving on a jury

• Following the laws

• Not going the speed limit

Taxes are collected to pay

• Government workers

• Common resources (police and firefighters)

• Public roadways and libraries

• Public parks and schools

What are taxes collected from?

• Property we own (homes/vehicles)

• Nature around us

• Purchases we make

• gifts people give to us

Jury duty is?

• An opportunity to actively participate in allowing other citizens to exercise the basic freedoms that we are all entitled to

• When people perform jury as a duty

• one of the checks and balances that make the judicial process fair

• When all citizens eligible are pooled together, and potential jurors are chosen and summoned randomly

What are the requirements of eligibility to serve on a jury?

• at least 18 years old

• United States citizen

• no disqualifying physical or mental conditions

• no felony convictions

What is the selective service?

• an independent agency of the U.S. government that maintains information on those potentially subject to enroll in the military

• When males are selected to serve another person

• When all male citizens in the United States between the ages of 18 and 25 are required by law to register to potentially enroll in the military

• When all male non-citizens living in the United States must register, with the exception of diplomats and international students

What does enrolling in the selective system mean?

• You are joining the military

• You will be selected to go to military training

• In a crisis requiring a military draft, men would be called to serve in a sequence determined by a random lottery number and year of birth.

• You aren’t going to the military yet

How can you volunteer in politics?

• Vote

• Performing public service

• running for public office

• volunteering at local precincts or with campaigns

What is an example of participating in politics?

• Running for office

• Vote

• ignore your right to vote

• None of the above