What can you do to fulfill your civic duty?

Answer 1

Slackers...
Get involved in your community! Just 'keeping informed' and 'VOTING' are side steps to avoid taking responsibility for your local community. BE a working part of your neighborhood and local government. Volunteer, participate in local events, help others in need when they actually need it, go to your town/city forums/meetings, enforce and obey the laws of your land, get to know your neighbors(!) and yes... VOTE!

Answer 2

Thomas Jefferson promoted--along with other leaders of the time--the idea that an informed citizenry was the best defense against tyranny. To that end he helped establish the beginnings of public education in the United States--an extradorinally radical idea at the time.

I mention that because the first duty of the citizen is to keep yourself informed on the issues--and far too many people today do not do that. They either ignore the issues entirely--or they form their opinions based on "sound bytes," what the neighbors or fiiends say--or even based on what a candidates appearance is! Being informed means keeping up with the news--and taking the time to make sure you have accurate information. Until a person does take the trouble to become informed, they cannot make intelligent choices.

The second thing is to participate in the process of choosing elected officials. For some, this may go no further than votting--but that's a bare minimum. But finding and working for candidates you feel are qualified is an important way to exercise civic responsibility.

Third, SPEAK UP! This is something most people don't do--but in this day and age, there is really no excuse for the citizen not to let your elected representatives know what you think--they are as close as a few keystrokes on your computer. Many people speak their mind on blogs or inforums-which is fine (and, I think, a valuable way of discussing issues)--but how many of us take the troubl e to send our thoughts to our Senators, congressmen, local officials--even though its no more effort than posting them online? For those who hhave time--thereare also public meetings and hearings in everycommunity at which officiaals are required to listen to the views of the people--and they are often attended so poorly that no more than a handful ofpeople end up making decisions for an entire city.

Fourth--if you are a parent or teacher--teach children the things I just mentioned--and teach them the Constitution and thehistory of our country. See to it they will become the next generation of that 'informed citizenry" Thomas Jefferson and the other founders of our country hoped to bring into being.

Answer 3

1. Do my job honestly and to the best of my capability. Try to instill the same in people in my sphere of influence. I may not be 100% successful, but any improvement is better than none.

2. Vote.

3. Be well-informed. Read newspapers.

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Answer 5

Pay attention. Vote. Support veterans running for office, regardless of their party.

Answer 6

Get off our rears and VOTE every time there is an election. Voter turnout in this country SUCKS

Answer 7

Bring the draft back so everyone can vote and stay free and then they might appreciate their country more and not be so lazy and feel so
"entitled."

Answer 8

Live my life the best I can. Teach my children to be repsectable, honest, and hard working people.

Answer 9

Vote, do the right thing, and help others in your area.

Character is doing the right thing when nobody else is around.

Answer 10

there is too much to list every city has programs
being a educated voter is one way