Roles+of+a+good+citizen

 **Roles of a Good Citizen ** Today, people have different views to what a good citizen should do. The roles of a good citizen can range from voting to recycling. Below is a list of Good Citizen actions gathered from various sources and are in no particular order of importance.

A Good Citizen should: 
 * 1) vote
 * Voting can contribute to being a good citizen because it allows the people to excercise one of their many rights as well as have a say in the way of life for them and other fellow citizens. If citizens didn't excercise their right to vote they would be neglecting one of their civic duties.
 * 1) volunteer their time in their community
 * When citizens volunteer their time in the community, they provide others with an example of what is "good" and beneficial towards a better living environment. When a citizen participate in a volunteer project they not only do they better their communities but themselves as well. By giving back to the community in which one lives, there are perks and personal gains as rewards.
 * 1) pay taxes
 * Government taxes are sums of money paid to the government to meet the needs of the community. Everything from public education to quality sidewalks to the local river cleanup to a new monument downtown depends on this money, which helps fund the Department of Health, Defense, Education, Housing, and many others.
 * 1) register for the draft (males living in US should register within 30 days of their 18 birthday)
 * When you register for the draft, it doesn't mean that you automatically go into the military. If there is a crisis or a war and the government need more military forces to help they can use these names that are listed on the list.
 * 1) perform jury duty
 * it is your civic duty to be ready to serve on the a jury, the neglect of which is punishable by fines, loss of driver license, and others. It is in the law of the country that other citizens need a jury of their peers to help make courtly decisions.
 * 1) Reuse, Reduce, Recycle
 * <span style="color: #808080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">This is an official slogan used by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) which urges citizens to reuse old products instead of buying new ones, reduce the amount they do use, and recycle materials such as glass and aluminum.
 * 1) <span style="color: #808080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">help others. <span style="color: #808080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">  <span style="color: #808080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Whether it is breaking up a fight or carrying some bags for an elderly lady, do a kindness for a fellow human being.
 * 2) <span style="color: #808080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">peep informed on current events and your reactions to them. Know your beliefs. You may be helping decide on an issue that affects millions of others, not just you.
 * 3) <span style="color: #808080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Educate those around you using what you know of the way the country works so that they may also become better citizens.

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These are only a few of the many roles that a "good" citizen will participate in. By doing so, however, forms the basis for what many believe is the foundation for a person to become a good citizen.

Gathered from: http://www.goodcitizen.org/Top%2010%20Citizen%20Actions.htm http://www.eslbee.com/how_to_be_a_good_citizen.htm http://www.epa.gov/waste/conserve/rrr/index.htm