1. Citizenship What is a citizen? This presentation contains the fair use of copyrighted materials.

2. What is a citizen? A citizen is a member of a political community who enjoys the rights and assumes the duties of membership. -Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

3. What are rights? Rights are things that you are entitled to just for being a member of a particular community. What are some of your rights? A citizen is a member of a political community who enjoys the rights and assumes the duties of membership. -Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

4. What are duties? Duties are things you are expected to do out of legal or moral obligation. What are some of the duties of a citizen? A citizen is a member of a political community who enjoys the rights and assumes the duties of membership. -Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

5. A good quote “The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his own weight.” -Theodore Roosevelt

6. The big “What if ?” What will happen to our rights if we don’t perform our duties? A citizen is a member of a political community who enjoys the rights and assumes the duties of membership. -Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

7. References http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/citizenship/