Civic Responsibilities Quiz (U3Pt9)

Which of the following are rights if citizens?

• volunteering, voting, and free speech

• freedom of speech, religion, and assembly

• voting, freedom of speech, and the right to bear arms

• democracy, traveling from state to state, and obeying laws

As citizens, we are free to exercise our rights. What do we expected to do in return?

• volunteer and assemble on a regular basis

• own arms and be informed

• have free speech and go to school

• volunteer and vote

Which of the following happens when a citizen chooses not to volunteer?

• the citizen is breaking the law

• the citizen is not acting like a responsible citizen

• the citizen can go to jail

• the citizen is carrying out a duty of being responsible

Which of the following is evidence of a good citizen?

• A citizen voting in an election he knows nothing about and simply voting for the political party with which he is affiliated.

• A citizen who sees that there is a problem in their community and ignores it, hoping it will go away.

• A citizen who reads the information on all of the candidates and issues before making a decision on how he/she will vote.

• A citizen who chooses not to vote because one vote will not make a difference in the election.

Which of the following statements supports the position that there is a need for the relationship between citizens' rights, duties, and responsibilities?

• In a democracy where you are given rights, there is no need for citizens to have responsibilities because the government has no need for citizen participation.

• In a community, it is responsibility of the community to provide for the citizen but the citizen does not have to provide for the community.

• It is the combination of rights, responsibilities and duties that make our country safe and successful.

• In a democracy, it is important to have only legal responsibilities for citizens because obeying the law is a citizen's only duty.