OBLIGATION & RESPONSIBILITY

Which example is NOT a responsibility of citizenship?

• volunteering in the community

• attending civic meetings

• voting in elections

• paying taxes

The image above describes a citizen obligation.

Based on this image, what can be presumed about citizen obligations?

• Citizens support attending civic meetings.

• Citizens support securing individual rights.

• Citizens resist registering for selective service.

• Citizens resist contributing to the common good.

Which is considered a citizenship responsibility rather than an obligation?

• Obeying the law

• Paying taxes

• Attending civic meetings

• Register for Selective Service

What would be the most likely consequence to society if citizens began refusing to fulfill their citizenship responsibilities?

• People would have more free time because they would have fewer social obligations.

• People would face the threat of losing their individual rights and freedoms

• People would benefit from the direction of strong leaders who would guard their freedoms.

• People would find that society was able to look after itself with the help of civic participation.

Why is it important for citizens to meet the obligation requested in this document?

• to guarantee our right to confront witnesses

• to preseve constitutional limits on governmental power

• to guarantee our right to be judged by a jury of our peers

• to protect our right to petition for a writ of habeas corpus

a requirement, something a person has to do.

• Right

• Obligation

• Responsibility

• Privilege

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

• Obeying Laws

• Selective Service

• Jury Duty

• Paying Taxes

Obeying laws, Paying taxes, Defending the nation, Registering for selective service, and Serving on juries are all examples of...

• a right

• a responsibility

• an obligation

• a privilege

Voting, Attending civic meetings, Petitioning the government, Running for office, and Performing community service are all examples of...

• a responsibility

• a right

• an obligation

• a privilege

How do the obligations and responsibilities of citizenship help the country?

• they contribute to the common good

• they keep you out of jail

• they give you something to do