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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.

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Citizen Duty or Citizen Responsibility?

D2.Civ.2.3-5

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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, Speaking at a public meeting, Men registering with the Selective Service at 18, Paying taxes

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2.Sort each one: Duty or Responsibility?

Sort: Voting in elections, Volunteering in the community, Serving on a jury when called, Going to school until the age the state requires

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3.Sort each one: Duty or Responsibility?

Sort: Obeying federal, state and local laws, Staying informed about issues, Appearing in court as a witness when ordered to, Contacting leaders about an issue

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Answer key — Citizen Duty or Citizen Responsibility?

Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Helping on an election campaign — Responsibility 2. Men registering with the Selective Service at 18 — Duty 3. Paying taxes — Duty 4. Speaking at a public meeting — Responsibility
  2. 2.1. Going to school until the age the state requires — Duty 2. Serving on a jury when called — Duty 3. Volunteering in the community — Responsibility 4. Voting in elections — Responsibility
  3. 3.1. Appearing in court as a witness when ordered to — Duty 2. Contacting leaders about an issue — Responsibility 3. Obeying federal, state and local laws — Duty 4. Staying informed about issues — Responsibility

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.2.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.