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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: Paying taxes, Obeying federal, state and local laws, Helping on an election campaign, Contacting leaders about an issue

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2.Sort each one: Duty or Responsibility?

Sort: Signing a petition, Men registering with the Selective Service at 18, Staying informed about issues, Appearing in court as a witness when ordered to

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3.Sort each one: Duty or Responsibility?

Sort: Speaking at a public meeting, Serving on a jury when called, Going to school until the age the state requires, Volunteering in the community

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Answer key — Citizen Duty or Citizen Responsibility?

Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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