
Responsibilities of American Citizenship


Fundamentally, Citizens are humans who want to shape the world around us for the better, and who claim and where necessary demand the right and the means to do so. To be a Citizen is to care, to take responsibility, to acknowledge one’s inherent power. To be a Citizen is to cultivate meaningful connection to a web of relationships and institutions.
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How well are citizens equipped to handle their democratic responsibilities (Le Cheminant & Parrish, 2011