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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: Obeying federal, state and local laws, Staying informed about issues, Serving in the military if drafted, Volunteering in the community

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2.Sort each one: Duty or Responsibility?

Sort: Speaking at a public meeting, Contacting leaders about an issue, Men registering with the Selective Service at 18, Going to school until the age the state requires

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3.Sort each one: Duty or Responsibility?

Sort: Voting in elections, Joining a political party, Appearing in court as a witness when ordered to, Serving on a jury when called

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Answer key — Citizen Duty or Citizen Responsibility?

Set 8. Prints on its own sheet.

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