Responsibilities Of An American Citizen Essay

The responsibilities of an American citizen, according to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), are as follows:

Respect the Rights, Beliefs and Opinions of Others

Stay Informed of the Issues That Affect Your Community

Serve in a Jury When Called Upon

Participate in the Democratic Process

Defend the Country, if Need Should Arise

Every United States citizen should perform these responsibilities, whether they were born in the United States or not. Although every citizen should follow these responsibilities, some people just do not care about the first two responsibilities, and that is understandable. I believe that I should follow these responsibilities, and I will admit that I do not. I was unaware of the first two

I believe that staying informed about what the United States government is doing is a very important part of being a good citizen, mostly so that you can prepare for any changes that may be happening in average American life. I believe that protecting the country if the need arises is a good responsibility to have, but only if the citizens are prepared enough to protect the country. For example, say America and another country get into a war, and America loses and its military force is depleted drastically. The military would rely on average American citizens to help, and without proper training and preparation, they wouldn’t be able to help at all. My point is that relying on average American citizens to protect the country in desperate times is a very bad idea. Lastly, there are many American citizens who do not participate in the Democratic process for a few main reason, those being that they either do not want to or that they do not want to serve in a jury. I am fairly certain that if you do participate in the Democratic process, you will most likely have to serve in a jury, unless the people who choose the jury deem you unfit to serve said