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Section 1: Duties and Responsibilities

Section 2: Citizens and the Community

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Chapter Intro 1

As citizens, we are free to exercise our rights. In return we are expected to fulfill certain duties and responsibilities. By doing so, we help ensure that our government will be effective in serving our needs and protecting our rights.

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Section 1: Duties and Responsibilities

For government to be effective, citizens must fulfill their civic duties and responsibilities. As American citizens, we enjoy many rights under our system of government. Along with those rights, we also share many responsibilities. These responsibilities help protect our rights.

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Section 2: Citizens and the Community

Citizen participation is essential to the foundation and preservation of the U.S. political system. Good citizenship does not depend on each of us doing only what we are required to do by law. The American ideal of citizenship has always stressed each citizen’s responsibility to participate in his or her community.

Section 1-Main Idea

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Big Idea

For government to be effective, citizens must fulfill their civic duties and responsibilities.

Section 1-Key Terms

Guide to Reading

Content Vocabulary

• responsibility

• duty

• draft

• tolerance

Academic Vocabulary

• global

• income

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Duties of Citizens

The privilege of U.S. citizenship brings with it certain duties and responsibilities.

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Duties of Citizens (cont.)

• Along with the rights and freedoms guaranteed in the Constitution, citizens have responsibilities and duties.

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• Duties required of citizens:

– Obey the law (most important)

– Pay taxes

– Defend the nation

– Volunteer and draft

– Serve in court (as a juror or a witness)

– Attend school (education increases income and makes better voters)

Duties of Citizens (cont.)

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• Where does our tax money go?

– Pays government employees

– Maintain armed forces

– Help those in need

– Police and firefighters

– Roads

– Prisons and justice system

– Other programs

Duties of Citizens (cont.)

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Civic Responsibilities

The voluntary responsibilities of U.S. citizens include participating in the political process and being informed.

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Civic Responsibilities (cont.)

• Being a good citizen means more than just doing what is required by law.

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• Responsibilities:

– Stay informed about government

– Vote (gives elected officials consent to make decisions)

– Respect others’ rights and show tolerance

– Volunteer and be active in the community

Civic Responsibilities (cont.)

Citizen’s Duties and Responsibilities

Section 2-Main Idea

Guide to Reading

Big Idea

Citizen participation is essential to the foundation and preservation of the U.S. political system.

Section 2-Key Terms

Guide to Reading

Content Vocabulary

• bureaucracy

• welfare

• volunteerism

Academic Vocabulary

• percent

• register

• domestic

• annual

Section 2

Citizen Involvement

By volunteering, we make our communities better places to live, gain new opportunities to solve problems, and learn new things.

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Citizen Involvement (cont.)

• Volunteers contribute to their communities and make them better places to live.

• Good citizens in a community:

– Share interests and concerns

– Help one another

– Address many pressing social needs

– Show concern about the welfare of others

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Citizen Involvement (cont.)

• Government resources:

– Limited

– Run by large bureaucracies

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• Volunteerism:

– Giving time through activities such as working at an animal shelter

– Giving money to charity

Citizen Involvement (cont.)

Section 2

Volunteers in Action

Young people can make a difference by volunteering.

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Volunteers in Action (cont.)

• People of all ages, including students, have many opportunities to contribute to society by volunteering, helping the community as well as individuals.

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• Ways of volunteering:

– Charitable organizations

– Community service group at a school

– National service programs

Volunteers in Action (cont.)

American Volunteers in Action

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Citizenship

• The combination of rights, responsibilities, and duties characterizes what it means to be a citizen of a free democratic society.

• As citizens, we are free to exercise our rights.

• In return, we are expected to fulfill certain duties and responsibilities.

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Why Should I Participate?• A key part of being a good citizen is taking an

active and engaged role in your community.

• A well-planned project gives you opportunities to practice your rights and responsibilities as a citizen.

• You make a difference by participating. Your efforts are needed, valued, and respected.

• When you share your knowledge and skills to help others, you develop new skills and cultivate new knowledge.

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Our Duties

Duties are things we are required to do by law.

• One of the duties of all Americans is to obey the law.

• Americans have a duty to pay taxes.

• Another duty of citizenship is to defend the nation.

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Our Responsibilities

Responsibilities are things we should do. Civic responsibilities include:

• being informed;

• speaking up and voting;

• respecting others’ rights;

• respecting diversity; and

• contributing to the common good.

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Active Citizens

• Participate in community service

• Do their part to make their schools, communities, and the world a better place

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Vocab1

responsibility 

an obligation that we fulfill voluntarily

Vocab2

duty 

things we are required to do

Vocab3

draft 

to create an outline

Vocab4

tolerance 

respecting and accepting others, regardless of their beliefs, practices, or differences

Vocab5

global 

relating to the entire world

Vocab6

income 

money received from labor, business, or property

Vocab7

bureaucracy 

complex systems with many departments, many rules, and many people in the chain of command

Vocab8

welfare 

the health, prosperity, and happiness of the members of a community

Vocab9

volunteerism 

the practice of offering your time and services to others without payment

Vocab10

percent 

a portion of 100

Vocab11

register 

to record or enroll

Vocab12

domestic 

relating to or occurring in one’s own country

Vocab13

annual 

covering the periods of a year or occurring once a year

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