Rights and Responsibilities of Community Members

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CONTENT STATEMENT

  1. Members of local communities have rights and responsibilities.

CONTENT ELABORATION

Local community members have rights and responsibilities that are important for preserving our democracy. Rights and responsibilities include respecting the rights of others, being informed about local issues, paying taxes, voting, and obeying laws.

An understanding of rights and responsibilities of citizenship is very important to the concept of the common good, which is the interest or well-being of the whole community.

EXPECTATIONS FOR LEARNING

Explain the rights and responsibilities of local community members.

POTENTIAL CAREERS

Searched: Citizen Rights

13-1041.03Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers
11-9121.02Water Resource Specialists  Bright Outlook  
23-1011.00Lawyers
19-3094.00Political Scientists
11-9141.00Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers
25-3021.00Self-Enrichment Teachers
47-4051.00Highway Maintenance Workers
53-4022.00Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers
13-1199.00Business Operations Specialists, All Other 
13-2023.00Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate
41-9022.00Real Estate Sales Agents
47-1011.00First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 
47-2061.00Construction Laborers 
33-3041.00Parking Enforcement Workers
37-3013.00Tree Trimmers and Pruners
13-1011.00Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes 
15-1299.03Document Management Specialists 
23-1021.00Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers
27-2012.00Producers and Directors 
29-2099.08Patient Representatives 

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