Civic Duty Review

Which are the responsibilities of a citizen?

• Voting

• All of the above

• Serving on jury duty

• Paying taxes

• Being informed

Where can you register to vote (circle all that apply)

• The Bank

• The Library

• The High School

• The License Bureau

• County Clerk’s Office

Private morality . . .

• is regulated by the federal government

• is regulated by state government

• is regulated by county/city government

• cannot be regulated by government in the United States

Public morality . . .

• Is based solely on what an individual believes

• Can be practiced anywhere around anyone

• Is based on human/civic rights and is regulated by laws

• Means morality is subjective

An act that serves to better society even if it comes at the expense of private morality is known as:

• Civic Virtue

• Pursuit of Happiness

• Popular Sovereignty

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

If 51% of the people vote to prohibit the chewing of gum on city streets, and the other 49% protest the results of the election, the 49% are allowed to protest because:

• Minority Rights are protected

• It was an unfair vote

• Chewing gum is harmless

• The election should be recounted

All of these reasons may keep a person from voting except . . .

• They have committed a felony or misdemeanor involving suffrage

• They are confined under a sentence of imprisonment

• They have reached the age of 92

• They are on probation or parole after they committed a felony

A citizen can be excused from Jury Duty if . . . (circle all that apply)

• A person has served in the previous 2 years

• The citizen had a previously scheduled vacation

• It would cause adversely affect public safety, health, or welfare

• It would impose financial hardship

• The citizen is providing health care to others

While watching/listening to/or reading news, one should consider . . .

• If the reporter agrees with them

• The reporting of facts free from bias

• Whether or not the source supports the military

• Whether or not the source supports the president