What are the responsibilities of citizens?
Responsibilities
- Support and defend the Constitution.
- Stay informed of the issues affecting your community.
- Participate in the democratic process.
- Respect and obey federal, state, and local laws.
- Respect the rights, beliefs, and opinions of others.
- Participate in your local community.
What could happen if citizens began refusing to fulfill their citizenship responsibilities?
What would be the most likely consequence to society if citizens began refusing to fulfill their citizenship responsibilities? People would face the threat of losing their individual rights and freedoms.
Why is it important for citizen to have both rights and responsibilities?
Rights and responsibilities help make our communities better. Rights are freedoms we have that are protected by our laws, while responsibilities are duties or things that we should do. In order to be good citizens, or members of a community, we must understand our rights and responsibilities.
What it means to be a responsible citizen?
A responsible citizen has knowledge about his/her role in community, state and the world. A responsible citizen has a role in making the world a better place to live (for every components in biosphere). A responsible citizen is change agent that acts out against injustice in social, economic, and environmental sectors.
Which act fulfills a responsibility rather than an obligation of citizenship?
Citizens also have responsibilities – these are things that they should do but are not required by law. Examples of responsibilities are: voting, attending civic meetings, petitioning the government, and running for office.
Why is it important to fulfill our responsibilities?
By ensuring you fulfil your duties to your clients and customers, you will be creating an environment in which their business and your business can flourish and you avoid bad outcomes.