Responsibilities of American Citizenship
Free citizens must be able to choose how they want to live, and equal citizens must have the same power to shape the law as everyone else. Both types of freedom have inherent value, in addition to their instrumental value in protecting one another.
Daniel Chandler • Free and Equal: A Manifesto for a Just Society
“establish justice, secure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty.” This requires actions from both the people and the government and sets the stage for the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.
Introduction Essay: The Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship | Bill of Rights Institute
The legal rights of citizenship include things like voting in elections and due process of law for the accused. Responsibilities include things like paying taxes and serving on juries.
Introduction Essay: The Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship | Bill of Rights Institute
The United States was founded as a self-governing republic. It derives its authority from the consent of the governed. Consent is provided by the people who were citizens of the United States. Over time, the status of citizen has expanded in the United States most explicitly in the Fourteenth Amendment. Citizenship denotes individuals with certain ... See more