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Using complete sentences, differentiate between a citizen’s duties and responsibilities and give and example of each.

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A dutie is something that must be done, A responsibility is something that should be done but is not required.
For example, Our duties as citizens is to pay our taxes. But our responsibilities as citizens is to vote.
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A Duty is a responsibility that can exist because of moral or legal obligations. You're required to do those. A citizen's responsibility is something that is expected from you to do in order to help improving the society, but it is not mandatory. Voting and defending the constitution are a citizen's responsibility, but not voting and arguing against the constitution are also a citizen's rights.

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