What are civic responsibilities

Explanation:

DEFINING CITIZENSHIP AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

Citizenship and civic engagement are commonly used terms and expressions and yet they both

resist simple definitions. Sometimes they are used interchangeably, other times as separate

and distinct concepts. One dictionary defines citizenship as, “the status of a citizen with

attendant duties, rights, and privileges.” There is, unfortunately, no dictionary definition for

“civic engagement.” But the dictionary does define the words “civic” and “engaged,” and

these definitions could be combined to provide a framework for understanding. That

definition might read:

Civic: relating to community; connected with the duties and obligations of belonging to

a community; and

Engagement: to involve someone in an activity, or to become involved or take part in an

activity.

Or simply, “Civic engagement is the involvement in an activity related to community, often

connected with duties and obligations.”

So, if citizenship can be thought of as an understanding of certain “duties, rights, and

privileges,” civic engagement can be thought of as the activities associated with those

particular duties, rights, and privileges.

The following definition summarizes the broader scope of citizenship and civic engagement

adopted in A Roadmap to Civic Engagement.

Citizenship or civic participation consists of behaviors, attitudes, and actions that reflect

concerned and active membership in a community. This includes the more traditional

electoral citizenship activities, such as voting, serving on nonprofit boards or school boards, as

well as less traditional forms of political participation, such as community organizing and

social activism. It includes participation in small neighborhood-based efforts and the larger

national and international movements.

*Adapted from the State of Service-Related Research and the Grantmaker Forum on

Community and National Service

DEFINING CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY

Attempting to define civic responsibility can be a daunting task because of frequently

overlapping constructs, values, and interpretations. Indeed, the very mention of the term civic

responsibility evokes notions of what it means to live in a democracy, in addition to the

complementary ideas of citizenship, social responsibility, civic engagement, and community

involvement.

In constructing a working definition of civic responsibility for this guide, we chose to depict it

as an overarching concept that encompasses civic engagement and what it means to be a

citizen:

Civic responsibility means active participation in the public life of a community in an informed,

committed, and constructive manner, with a focus on the common good.

We encourage you to work with your students to reshape or change this definition entirely to

formulate one that works for your class. For example, is anything missing from the definition?

What about concepts such as social justice, social change, or respecting the rights of others?

Who decides what the "common good" is? Does the notion of the common good include

respecting and protecting the rights of others? Does this definition only work in a democracy?

Given the working definition, how can faculty make civic responsibility an integral part of their

curriculum and potentially affect student learning outcomes?

Other definitions of civic responsibility often exhibit some or all of the following

characteristics:

Addressing society's problems in an informed manner.

Showing respect as well as dissent for laws.

Recognizing the difference between legally defined and culturally defined citizenship.

Engaging in an active process that goes beyond passive citizenship.

Establishing a balance between rights and responsibilities.

Understanding the concept of the common good and who defines it.

Being able to negotiate differences.

Involving the community in decision-making processes.

Embracing the concept of participatory democracy.

Questioning governmental policies and practices.

Determining ways to alter public policy.

Exhibiting stewardship, i.e., being responsible for one's community.

Recognizing the value and human dignity of each person.

Reaching varying degrees of political awareness and advocacy, ranging from basic

knowledge (e.g., knowing the local mayor's name) to developing a voice and making

oneself heard.

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1. Women are paid__________
for doing the same work as compared to men.
2. Gender inequality is a__________
problem which afflicts our country today.
3. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the first__________ to take the lead in the direction of social reform.
4. Women have been subjected to________
humiliation and__________.
5. The National Commision for Women was set up in January___________.​

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1. The Nazis tried to hide the crimes of the death camps from German citizens. What evidence of this do you see on the map?
2. As the Nazis lost ground to the Soviet Union, they closed many eastern camps and moved the prisoners west. What do you think the reason was?
3. Poland had the highest Jewish population in Europe before the Holocaust. Can you see evidence of this on the map? Explain.

Based on its form of government, in which country do citizens play the MOST direct role in selecting the head of government?
A.
China

B.
Japan

C.
North Korea

D.
South Korea

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Why did the United States negotiate treaties with the Plains Indians?
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Great Britain expanded ________ the American colonies, leading many colonists to become dissatisfied and rebellious.

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Only the state governments can issue warrants.
People must be told what they are being charged with.
People can be arrested without proof as long as the trial is quick.
Crimes committed on behalf of the government can't go to court.

A legal alien has all of the same rights as a citizen in the United States.
true or false

1. What Constitutional amendment gave woman the right to vote?

Which of the following statements describes Asia in terms of its people and population?
1) It is the most populous continent.
2) It is patriarchal.
3) Its major area of employment is agriculture.
4) It is characterized by cultural diversity.

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1. Blacks enjoyed a more unsegregated life in the 1870s and 1880s.
2. One leading factor to Jim Crow Laws came when the Populist Party attempted to seek help for the poor white and black farmers, but the Republican Party turned the attempts into a political agenda suggesting concern for blacks becoming too powerful.
3. Atlanta did not experience Jim Crow Laws because both blacks and whites could profit from the industrialized city.
4. Booker T. Washington’s speech & the Plessy vs Ferguson decision condemned Jim Crow Laws.
5. In an attempt to maintain white supremacy, Georgia resorted to lynching (killing 458 victims).
6. Blacks would experience separate schools, churches, transportation, parks, and more that were rarely, if ever, equal.

7. The economies of the colonial regions differed because they had different
O A. governments.
O B.languages.
O C.origins.
O D. resources.

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Which is the BEST definition of a parliamentary form of government?

A.
a system of government in which executive power is held by a member of the legislature

B.
a system of government in which the chief executive is constitutionally independent of the legislature

C.
a system of government in which power is held by a small number of people who make government decisions

D.
a system of government in which power is divided between one central government and several regional authorities

Which amendment states that you must be charged with a crime before a jury trial?

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Which is most important in a command economy?

A. Traditions and Habit

B. Consumers and Free market

C. Government Planners

D. A combination of consumers and Government planners

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Why was William so desperate to go to school

1. Water Resources
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