1. Lesson 3 – Duties and Responsibilities
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Objectives – Students will…
differentiate Duties and Responsibilities
understand the benefit of community service
embrace tolerance by accepting the fact that many different people have a stake in this nation

3. Duties of Citizenship
Duties = MUSTS OF CITIZENSHIP, required to do…by law.

4. 1. Obey the law
Citizens must understand that laws are for the common good. Ex: Traffic Laws
Citizens must be aware of laws that affect their activities and must follow them. Ignorance of the law is now excuse.

5. 2. Pay taxes
Government must raise money in order to provide services for the benefit of all citizens

6. 3. Defend the Nation
18 year old men must register for the Selective Service ( the Draft)
Their names are placed on a list, to be called up in case of national crisis.
Should women be on that list too??

7. 4. Serve in Court
In order for the legal system to be fair, verdicts often come from a jury of our peers. People avoiding jury duty are interfering with the rights of the accused.
Prospective jurors can
be excused if they
prove an unusual
hardship

8. 5. Attend School All of society benefits from an educated population.
Society suffers from ignorance.
It is the legal requirement of parents to ensure their children attend school.

9. Responsibilities of Citizenship
These are the SHOULDS of citizenship

10. 1. Be an Informed Citizen
Citizens cannot be effective with their freedoms of speech, assembly, suffrage
without being informed

11. 2. Respect the Rights of Others
Citizens should be aware that others share this nation, their rights must be respected and observed

12. 3. Contribute to the common good
Taking care of your own property
How does this help??
Volunteering in your community
Adopt a highway, etc
Donating time and Money (be careful)

13. Being involved Donating time and money Volunteerism
Be careful to whom you donate (scams)
Volunteerism
Americans have a long history of volunteerism and are encouraged to do so by government
National Service Programs
Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, etc.

14. Document Based Questions
[D]ozens of returned Peace Corps volunteers were sent to assist… in the relief and reconstruction efforts. It was the first time in the Peace Corps’s 45 –year history that returned Peace Corps volunteers were deployed domestically, through the agency’s Crisis Corps program. “The presence and dedication of Crisis Corps volunteers in the Gulf region speaks to the true patriotism, selflessness, and spirit of service the special men and women possess,” said Peace Corps Director Gaddi H. Vasquez Peace Corps Director Recognizes First Hurricane Katrina Anniversary

15. Director Vazquez calls the Volunteers patriotic because
This was the first time that Peace Corps volunteers were deployed domestically.
They were not working in foreign countries.
They are working with FEMA, a U.S. agency.
Their dedication to volunteer work both in the United States and abroad is consistent with patriotic values.

16. Document Based Questions
[D]ozens of returned Peace Corps volunteers were sent to assist… in the relief and reconstruction efforts. It was the first time in the Peace Corps’s 45 –year history that returned Peace Corps volunteers were deployed domestically, through the agency’s Crisis Corps program.
“The presence and dedication of Crisis Corps volunteers in the Gulf region speaks to the true patriotism, selflessness, and spirit of service the special men and women possess,” said Peace Corps Director Gaddi H. Vasquez
Peace Corps Director Recognizes First Hurricane Katrina Anniversary

17. From the news release, Crisis Corps appears to be
An agency similar to Peace Corps.
A program for returned Peace Corps volunteers who wish to contribute further service.
A program for volunteers who were not accepted into Peace Corps.
A program that sends Peace Corps volunteers to other countries.

18. Why was the deployment of Peace Corps volunteers to New Orleans Unusual?
Dozens of volunteers were deployed.
Peace Corps volunteers are usually deployed overseas.
Volunteers were deployed for the first time in forty-five years.
The volunteers were deployed to help in relief and reconstruction efforts.