civic responsibilities
Community member duties
Civic responsibilities are the duties citizens have toward their community and government.
These include voting, jury service, obeying laws, and paying taxes—obligations that sustain democratic society.
The term often appears in discussions of citizenship education: Schools should teach civic responsibilities alongside rights.
Unlike civic duties, which may be legally required, civic responsibilities can include voluntary participation like community involvement or staying informed about public issues.
- votingFormally registering a choice
- voter registrationSigning up for elections
- jury dutyRequired courtroom participation
- paying taxesSubmitting owed revenue
- taxesMandatory government payments
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Concern for personal advantage
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Concern for personal advantage
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Indifference to governance
social withdrawal · voter apathy · non-participation · isolationism · absenteeism
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