10/25/22

Rights, Duties, and Responsibilities

in An American Society

Tori McLean Vivian Amin Alpatrice Bambury

 Responsibility
➢Things we should do
➢The state or fact of being accountable or to blame for something

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 Responsibility
Examples:
➢Being an informed and active citizen
-Government decisions affect your life
➢Respecting the rights of others
-Treating others politely and respectfully
➢Contributing to the common good
-Communities and governments will grow

If citizens avoided their responsibilities the American society might be very

disorganized
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 Rights
➢Rights are - ????????

- Popular example of rights are Human Rights and Legal Rights

What are Human Rights

- A right that is believed to belong justifiably to every person.
- Define “ right” → Morally good justified or acceptable.
— Examples of Human Rights
- Right to Life and Liberty
- Freedom from Slavery
- Freedom of opinion and expression

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 Rights

➢ What are Legal Rights

- A power or privilege held by the general public as the result of a constitution, statute,
regulation, judicial precedent, or other type of law.

➢Example of Legal Rights

- The rights to vote
- To a fair trial
- To government services

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 Rights

➢What American rights are based on

- The Bill of rights of the Constitution
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 Duties
➢Duty - actions that we are required to perform

➢Duties include…
○ obey laws
○ pay taxes
○ defend the nation
○ serve in court
○ attend school
➢Consequences of NOT complying…
○ fines
 Work Cited
- https://onlinedegrees.sandiego.edu/education-inequity-and-homework/
- https://youmatter.world/en/definition/definitions-responsibility-definition/
- Https://www.un.org/en/global-issue.
- https://www.pbs.org/tpt/constitution-usa-peter-sagal/rights/
- https://www.netpeo.com/faqs/what-are-some-of-the-consequences-of-non-co
mpliance/