Roles and Responsibilities of Citizens

A legally recognized member of a country with certain rights, obligations, and responsibilities is

• civics

• resident

• citizen

• taxes

What is money paid by citizens to support the government

• taxes

• rights

• voting

• responsibilities

What is voting?

• When people decide something by each saying what they want and the majority wins

• By protesting about what you want and not caring about others

• When people decide something by each saying what they want and the minority wins

Why do we vote in elections?

• To chose a king

• To understand others

• To make our voices heard

What must a citizen do before they can vote?

• sign up

• call the DMV

• register to vote

• put it on their drivers license

Where do you go to vote?

• Home

• another country

• a café

• polling place

Tax on something you buy

• Sales Tax
• Property tax
• income tax
• payroll tax

A responsibility is something that a good citizen...

• Is always allowed to do

• Is paid to do

• Must do

• Should do

What are responsibilities?

• A duty or job you have to help other people, the government, or society.

• mandatory contributions to the government

• a choice in an election

If I write a check to the city government for my house, what kind of tax is it?.

• Income/Payroll Tax

• Sales Tax

• Property Tax