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3=Citizenship/ duity

Citizenship Rights and Responsibility/ Duties of every citizen

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What is the difference between and Duty as a citizen and a Right as a citizen? A duty is a requirement that you must do or you can be punished for not doing it. example=paying taxes.
Name 3 Duties you must do as an American citizen. Pay taxes, obey the laws of he land, serve on a jury if called to do so, respect the rights of others
Name 3 rights you do as an American citizen. Vote, criticize the government, stay informed about what your government is doing,
What is civic Participation? It is ordinary ways you and I involve ourselves on the process of Government. It can be cleaning parks, writing a letter to your mayor, principal, Governor or boycotting Wal-Mart.
People involve themselves in civic participation for 3 reasons. What are they? 1= A greater fairness within society ( protest against slavery), 2= Greater individual freedom (abolitionist who helped with the Underground Railroad), 3= A greater security for its members.
Name some groups in history who did civic participation and explain what they did. Sons of Liberty= Boston Tea Party, Committees of Correspondence= wrote letters to keep colonies informed about Patriots fighting British. Abolitionists who helped write stories against slavery (Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe)
How does FRANCHISE show civic participation? Franchise means the right to vote. Another word for voting is Suffrage. This is one of the most important and direct ways we can change government.
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