Duties
As a citizen, you are required to do certain things
What are the duties of a citizen?
You can do this responsibility when you turn 18.
What is to vote?
US form of government
What is a representative democracy?
When voters directly make decisions
What is direct democracy?
The General Assembly
What is Colorado's legislature called?
When you buy something, you are carrying out this duty.
What is paying taxes?
When you sign a petition you are doing this responsibility.
What is being politically active?
Elected officials
Who makes decisions in a representative government?
Ballot initiative
What is a method by which citizens can propose laws to be voted on by the people?
City laws or ordinances are passed by this representative body.
What is the City Council?
To observe speed limits
What is the duty to obey laws?
Reading or watching two or more news outlets is an example of this responsibility
What is staying informed?
Petitions, letters, demonstrations, and emails.
What are ways citizens can influence representatives?
Recall
What is a way for citizens to hold elected officials accountable recalling them through a vote?
Laws passed by the Colorado legislature are either signed or vetoed by this elected official.
What can the Colorado governor do?
The duty that is necessary to have an educated citizen
What is going to school ( private, public, or homeschooled)?
Volunteering at a local food bank or going on a church mission trip to an inner-city to help with a Habitat for Humanity home.
What are examples of contributing to the common good?
A government that balances the total freedom you find in a system of anarchy with little freedom you find in an authoritarian government.
What is a representative government?
Referendums
What is it called when citizens vote directly on a proposed law?
Democrats have the majority in this elected body.
What is the Colorado General Assembly or legislature?
Males at 18 have to do this duty.
What is register for the military draft?
Listening to other folks' points of view on political issues.
What is the responsibility of respecting the rights of others?
Loveland City Council members
Who represents the citizens of Loveland?
The opposite of a direct democracy
What is an indirect democracy?
Local control
What does the Colorado legislature give to local governments to pass laws?