Obligations and Responsibilities of Citizens Vocabulary

beliefs or actions that are seen as a benefit to the community rather than individual interests, also known as the public good

• obligation

• responsibility

• common good

• volunteerism

a requirement, something a person has to do

• obligation

• responsibility

• common good

• volunteerism

the right to ask the government to solve a problem or to express an opinion about how the government is being run

• obligation

• petitioning

• jury duty

• voting

something a person should do

• obligation

• responsibility

• common good

• jury duty

a system by which men ages 18 through 25 register with the U.S. government for military service

• secret service

• voting

• volunteerism

• selective service

the practice of offering your time and services to others without payment

• validating

• voting

• volunteerism

• getting a job

citizen obligation as a juror in a legal proceeding.

• paying taxes

• judge

• jury duty

• trial by jury

money we are obligated to pay to the government so that it can pay for public services such as roads, schools, and much more.

• taxes

• jobs

• expenses

• voting

a way for the electorate (the people) to select candidates for political office

• attending school

• watching the news

• voting

• staying informed

Declares that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens and are guaranteed equal protection of the laws

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment