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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: Serving in the military if drafted, Paying taxes, Joining a political party, Contacting leaders about an issue

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2.Sort each one: Duty or Responsibility?

Sort: Signing a petition, Serving on a jury when called, Obeying federal, state and local laws, Voting in elections

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3.Sort each one: Duty or Responsibility?

Sort: Running for office, Appearing in court as a witness when ordered to, Helping on an election campaign, Men registering with the Selective Service at 18

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Answer key — Citizen Duty or Citizen Responsibility?

Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Contacting leaders about an issue — Responsibility 2. Joining a political party — Responsibility 3. Paying taxes — Duty 4. Serving in the military if drafted — Duty
  2. 2.1. Obeying federal, state and local laws — Duty 2. Serving on a jury when called — Duty 3. Signing a petition — Responsibility 4. Voting in elections — Responsibility
  3. 3.1. Appearing in court as a witness when ordered to — Duty 2. Helping on an election campaign — Responsibility 3. Men registering with the Selective Service at 18 — Duty 4. Running for office — Responsibility

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