Citizenship: Duties & Responsibilities

Why should citizens vote?

• So everyone knows what your opinion is

• It is the way citizens have a voice in the government

• To make sure that they become more powerful

• Because the government said so

A ______ is something that you SHOULD do. 

• right
• responsibility

A responsibility is--

• something you are not required to do but SHOULD do as a citizen

• something you are REQUIRED to do

• a right

______________ is our most important civic responsibility.

• Cleaning up

• Working

• Talking

• Voting

What is the minimum age requirement to vote in the United States?

• 18

• 16

• 25

• 21

What is the purpose of the citizenship test?

• To determine the applicant's favorite color

• To assess an applicant's knowledge of U.S. history, government, and civic principles

• To assess the applicant's ability to speak a foreign language

• To test the applicant's cooking skills

Which of the following options best defines the term ‘common good?’

• Individuals refusing to work together because they have their own goals or ideas.

• Individuals creating new avenues and platforms for debate about public issues.

• Individuals working for their community but refusing to make sacrifices for it.

• Individuals making sacrifices and working for the betterment of their community.

Things all citizens MUST do are-

• rights
• duties
• responsibilities
• chores

What happens if citizens do not fulfill their civic duties?

• face legal consequences
• automatically go to jail
• sent back to home country
• nothing

Paying Taxes: Duty or Responsibility?

• Duty
• Responsibility