Choose to do it and do it

The difference between duties and responsibilities is that duties you have to do and responsibilities you can choose to do. Some of the duties you have to do in life are attending school and obeying the law. Some of the responsibilities include respecting and protecting others rights, staying formed, helping the community, and voting. You do not have to do these things in your life; you have the choice. One of the most important duties of citizenship is obeying the law. I read in my civics book that “The U. S system of government can work only when citizens respect and obey the law.”

Of all the responsibilities they are, I think that voting and respecting and protecting others rights are the most important. Voting is important because when I vote I am helping to deciding who the leaders of the government will be and helping to determine what actions the government will take. Respecting and protecting the rights of others is important because you have to know what rights we share so we do not violate them.