What Responsibilities do Citizens Have in Bismarck.

Communities need a government. A government is a group of people chosen to make laws and choices for a community. A community government has a lot of responsibilities. The government has to make laws. The government has to keep people safe. The government has to provide services like police officers. The government has to help solve problems. What are some of your responsibilities at home? What are some of your responsibilities at school? What about the rest of the people in a community? Do they have any responsibilities? Read on to find out! 

What is the Difference Between Personal Responsibilities and Civic Responsibilities? 

In first grade you learned about personal responsibilities. Personal responsibilities are things an individual person is supposed to do. Brushing your teeth is a personal responsibility. Feeding your pet is a personal responsibility. Helping keep your home clean is a personal responsibility. Everybody in a community has personal responsibilities. 

People in a community also have civic responsibilities. Civic responsibilities are things a citizen is supposed to do. A citizen is a member of a community, state or country. Helping keep the community clean is a civic responsibility.

What are Some Important Civic Responsibilities? 

The community government is responsible for making laws. What civic responsibility do citizens have when it comes to laws? Do citizens need to sing a song about the laws? Do citizens need to paint a picture of the laws? 

Of course not! Citizens need to obey, or follow, the laws. Obeying the laws is a civic responsibility. Why do you think obeying the laws is an important civic responsibility? 

Voting is another important civic responsibility. Remember how the people of Lawless Town used voting to choose their leaders. In your community people choose leaders by voting too!
Interactive 4.7 Voting Why is voting such an important civic responsibility? 

You just learned that it is not enough to just vote. You need to vote wisely. You need to learn about the people you are voting for. You need to vote for the person you think will do the best job.
Interactive 4.8 Review Time to show what you know! Click here to sort civic and personal responsibilities! 128