What makes a good American Citizen?

Good Citizenship is something that is valued by a country. Although not normally noticed or recognized, good citizenship can come in many forms and can be very beneficial to a specified area. Good Citizenship could mean many different things but ultimately good citizenship promotes prosperity, and increases the well-being of said region. In this country we do have government officials, but they only can do so much, and reach so far, in this country you need to focus on "...Not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country" (Kennedy). This means pulling your own weight and not relying solely on these officials and their policies, to get out and try to make this country the best it can be. Which is why through the use of the educatory school system in the United States and through obeying laws of their city/state or nation, and also through the practice of Volunteer work/charity the average American citizen can become above-average and awesome (in every sense of the word) and can also develop into a righteous, upstanding, convivial citizen.

The question of being a good American citizen or not first arose during the creation of the declaration of independence. The ideas that went into that famous document are what should be practiced today, that was in 1776, it's currently 2014 but the values still remain the same. There are many practices of good citizenship that can be many things such as: paying taxes, volunteering for community service, not only voting but being an informed voter, serving your country, working hard and proud, exercising while not infringing upon our right (or anyone else’s), upholding to the values we hold dear, doing the best that we can in primary and secondary school and also following...

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Kennedy, John. “John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural address 1961” The Informed Argument. Eds: Robert P. Yagelski and Robert K. Miller. Boston: Massachusetts, 2004. Page 477. Print. This quote is saying that an upstanding and righteous citizen must not always need something from the government but must give to the government. What is the government made of? It's made of us, regular people; only these people are mostly voted in and are entrusted with the power to speak on the constituent's collective views.

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