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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: Appearing in court as a witness when ordered to, Contacting leaders about an issue, Serving on a jury when called, Running for office

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2.Sort each one: Duty or Responsibility?

Sort: Staying informed about issues, Speaking at a public meeting, Obeying federal, state and local laws, Going to school until the age the state requires

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3.Sort each one: Duty or Responsibility?

Sort: Paying taxes, Voting in elections, Joining a political party, Men registering with the Selective Service at 18

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Answer key — Citizen Duty or Citizen Responsibility?

Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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