C: Rights and Responsibilities
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Print paper money
Mint coins
Declare war
Create an army
Make treaties
Set foreign policy
Provide schooling and education
Provide protection (police)
Provide safety (fire departments)
Give a driver’s license
Approve zoning and land use
- (It states that the) powers not given to the federal government belong to the states or to the people.
- Answers will vary. [District of Columbia residents should answer that D.C. does not have a governor.]
- Answers will vary. [District of Columbia residents should answer that D.C. is not a state and does not have a
Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote).
You don’t have to pay (a poll tax) to vote.
Any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote.)
A male citizen of any race (can vote).
Citizens
Citizens of the United States
U.S. citizens
Freedom of expression
Freedom of speech
Freedom of assembly
Freedom to petition the government
Freedom of religion
The right to bear arms
The United States
The flag
Give up loyalty to other countries
Defend the (U.S.) Constitution
Obey the laws of the United States
Serve in the military (if needed)
Serve (help, do important work for) the nation (if needed)
Be loyal to the United States
Be born in the United States, under the conditions set by the 14th Amendment
Naturalize
Derive citizenship (under conditions set by Congress)
Vote
Run for office
Join a political party
Help with a campaign
Join a civic group
Join a community group
Give an elected official your opinion (on an issue)
Contact elected officials
Support or oppose an issue or policy
Write to a newspaper
Vote
Pay taxes
Obey the law
Serve in the military
Run for office
Work for local, state, or federal government
Required by law
All people pay to fund the federal government
Required by the (U.S.) Constitution (16th Amendment)
Civic duty
Required by law
Civic duty
Makes the draft fair, if needed