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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, Staying informed about issues, Volunteering in the community, Men registering with the Selective Service at 18

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2.Sort each one: Duty or Responsibility?

Sort: Signing a petition, Paying taxes, Serving in the military if drafted, Contacting leaders about an issue

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3.Sort each one: Duty or Responsibility?

Sort: Joining a political party, Voting in elections, Going to school until the age the state requires, Obeying federal, state and local laws

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Answer key — Citizen Duty or Citizen Responsibility?

Set 3. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Appearing in court as a witness when ordered to — Duty 2. Men registering with the Selective Service at 18 — Duty 3. Staying informed about issues — Responsibility 4. Volunteering in the community — Responsibility
  2. 2.1. Contacting leaders about an issue — Responsibility 2. Paying taxes — Duty 3. Serving in the military if drafted — Duty 4. Signing a petition — Responsibility
  3. 3.1. Going to school until the age the state requires — Duty 2. Joining a political party — Responsibility 3. Obeying federal, state and local laws — 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.