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.
Set 24 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
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, Signing a petition, Joining a political party, Serving in the military if drafted
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2.Sort each one: Duty or Responsibility?
Sort: Serving on a jury when called, Going to school until the age the state requires, Voting in elections, Running for office
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3.Sort each one: Duty or Responsibility?
Sort: Speaking at a public meeting, Volunteering in the community, Men registering with the Selective Service at 18, Paying taxes
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LessonPrint · D2.Civ.2.3-5 · Set 24 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Citizen Duty or Citizen Responsibility?
Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Appearing in court as a witness when ordered to — Duty 2. Joining a political party — Responsibility 3. Serving in the military if drafted — Duty 4. Signing a petition — Responsibility
2.1. Going to school until the age the state requires — Duty 2. Running for office — Responsibility 3. Serving on a jury when called — Duty 4. Voting in elections — Responsibility
3.1. Men registering with the Selective Service at 18 — Duty 2. Paying taxes — 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.