Responsibilities of Citizens

The Duties of Citizenship:

All citizens are required by law to ____________?

• Vote

• Do community service

• Be informed

• pay their taxes

The Duties of Citizenship:

Citizens who don't ____________________ can risk being fined or even sent to prison.

• Vote

• help each other out

• obey the law

• take part in government

The Duties of Citizenship:

Citizens are required to ____________________ if it is attacked and to keep our country safe.

• run

• speak out

• help one another

• Defend the Nation

The Responsibilities of Citizenship:

A _________________ is something that is not required of you by law.

• Civic responsibility

• Civic duty

What does it mean by "the common good"?

• Everyone does it

• For everyone's benefit

• For certain people only

What does this represent?

• Jury Duty

• Paying Taxes

• Voting

What does this picture represent?

• Voting

• Schools

• Jury Duty

What does this picture represent?

• Military service

• Jury Duty

• Voting

Which of the following are responsibilities of U.S. citizens?

• Volunteering at a soup kitchen

• Staying informed and voting

• Setting up a neighborhood watch program

• Following the law and respecting law enforcement officers

Why is paying taxes an important responsibility of U.S. citizens?

• taxes help to pay for local businesses

• taxes pay for services such as police, fire protection and teachers

• taxes help to pay for the construction of churches

• paying taxes is not necessary in the United States unless you are 21 years old