Transcript Slide 1

The Target
Standard 2b
Citizens have
responsibilities
(civic responsibility).
Did You Know?
• Our government
relies on its citizens to
do their part to keep
our country safe and
strong. The
government doesn’t
force the people to do
these things but
people should do
them for the good of
everyone.
Did You Know?
• Citizens do many
things that benefit
their community,
state, and nation.
Student citizens might
volunteer to clean up
a park, read to
younger children, or
give toys away to less
fortunate families.
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Did You Know?
• Citizens should vote
to select the leaders
of each level of
government: local,
state, and national.
Voting is the way
citizens express their
opinions about issues
that are important.
Did You Know?
• Citizens should become
informed about the issues
that concern them. Then
good citizens let their
leaders know their
opinions on the issues. It
doesn’t help to just
complain to your friends
that the lunch milk isn’t
cold!
Did You Know?
• When people exercise these kinds of
responsibilities, the government will not have to
do them. That is important; we don’t want the
government running everything in our lives. We
want the government to answer to us. That’s
part of our freedom!
Did You Know?
• Good citizens also don’t do things that
might hurt the community, state, and
nation. Dropping litter along the road hurts
the community. Telling lies about people
also hurts the community. When people
don’t vote, the whole nation loses.
Think About It
• What is the problem if most people don’t vote?
Think About It
• Why should citizens
bother elected
officials with their
opinions about laws
and decisions?
Think About It
• Why might people
feel they should
volunteer in an
emergency like a
flood, hurricane, or
fire?
Think About It
• Why should people
with jobs be forced to
serve on juries?