IXL | Rights and responsibilities of active citizenship

In the questions that follow, you will learn about the rights and responsibilities of citizens and the importance of civic participation in communities.

The diagram below shows the communities a citizen might belong to. Look at the diagram. Then follow the instructions below.

Use the information above to complete the text.

does not have

has

more than one

only one

A community is a group of people who share an environment. Communities can have different sizes, and smaller communities can be part of larger ones. So, a person is generally a member of

community. A citizen is a community member who has certain rights and responsibilities. A citizen

rights and responsibilities in his or her city, state, and country.

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