Citizen Duty or Citizen Responsibility? is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on duties the law requires and responsibilities citizens choose, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Civ.2.3-5. It prints 3 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Sort each one: is it a duty the law requires, or a responsibility a citizen chooses?
1.Sort each one: Duty or Responsibility?
Sort: Helping on an election campaign, Serving on a jury when called, Serving in the military if drafted, Joining a political party
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2.Sort each one: Duty or Responsibility?
Sort: Men registering with the Selective Service at 18, Speaking at a public meeting, Voting in elections, Paying taxes
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3.Sort each one: Duty or Responsibility?
Sort: Staying informed about issues, Going to school until the age the state requires, Running for office, Obeying federal, state and local laws
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LessonPrint · D2.Civ.2.3-5 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Citizen Duty or Citizen Responsibility?
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Helping on an election campaign — Responsibility 2. Joining a political party — Responsibility 3. Serving in the military if drafted — Duty 4. Serving on a jury when called — Duty
2.1. Men registering with the Selective Service at 18 — Duty 2. Paying taxes — Duty 3. Speaking at a public meeting — Responsibility 4. Voting in elections — Responsibility
3.1. Going to school until the age the state requires — Duty 2. Obeying federal, state and local laws — Duty 3. Running for office — Responsibility 4. Staying informed about issues — Responsibility
Questions about Citizen Duty or Citizen Responsibility?
What does the Citizen Duty or Citizen Responsibility? worksheet cover?
It practices duties the law requires and responsibilities citizens choose — 3 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on C3 Framework D2.Civ.2.3-5: Explain why a democracy needs people to take part, and what that asks of you. The instruction to students is “Sort each one: is it a duty the law requires, or a responsibility a citizen chooses?”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does Citizen Duty or Citizen Responsibility? practice?
D2.Civ.2.3-5, under Civics for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published indicator reads: “Explain how a democracy relies on people's responsible participation, and draw implications for how individuals should participate.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Citizen Duty or Citizen Responsibility? is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Civ.2.3-5, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Citizen Duty or Citizen Responsibility? come with an answer key?
Yes. All 3 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Citizen Duty or Citizen Responsibility? can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Citizen Duty or Citizen Responsibility? free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Citizen Duty or Citizen Responsibility?, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for D2.Civ.2.3-5
Explain why a democracy needs people to take part, and what that asks of you.