Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens

Rights Rights and and ResponsibilitieResponsibilitiessof of CitizensCitizens

RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF EXPRESSIONEXPRESSION

SpeechSpeech

PressPress

PetitionPetition

AssemblyAssembly

SPEECHSPEECHThe right to talk about your beliefs, The right to talk about your beliefs,

ideas, or feelingsideas, or feelings

PRESSPRESSThe right to read and write whatever The right to read and write whatever

you wishyou wish

ASSEMBLYASSEMBLYThe right to meet with others to The right to meet with others to

discuss your beliefs, ideas, or discuss your beliefs, ideas, or feelingsfeelings

PETITIONPETITIONThe right to ask your government to The right to ask your government to

correct things that you think are correct things that you think are wrong or to do things you believe are wrong or to do things you believe are neededneeded

RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF RELIGIONRELIGION

The right to hold any religious belief you The right to hold any religious belief you choose or to have no religious belief at allchoose or to have no religious belief at all

Congress may not set up an official religion for Congress may not set up an official religion for our country or favor any one religion over others.our country or favor any one religion over others.

RIGHT TO EQUAL PROTECTION RIGHT TO EQUAL PROTECTION OF THE LAWOF THE LAW

Prohibits laws that unreasonably and Prohibits laws that unreasonably and unfairly favor some groups over unfairly favor some groups over othersothers

RIGHT TO DUE PROCESSRIGHT TO DUE PROCESSThe right to be treated fairly by your The right to be treated fairly by your

governmentgovernment

RIGHT TO VOTERIGHT TO VOTEThe right to vote if you are a citizen The right to vote if you are a citizen

of the United States and are 18 years of the United States and are 18 years of age or olderof age or older

Choose one of the following rights:Choose one of the following rights:

Explain what the right is in your own words.Explain what the right is in your own words. Illustrate that right.Illustrate that right. Write a caption for your picture.Write a caption for your picture.

E. Freedom to voteE. Freedom to voteD. Freedom to due processD. Freedom to due processC. Freedom to equal protection of the C. Freedom to equal protection of the lawlawB. Freedom of religionB. Freedom of religionA. Freedom of expressionA. Freedom of expression

The End The End Good Luck!Good Luck!

Source: Source: We The People We The People The Citizen and The ConstitutionThe Citizen and The Constitution

Publisher: Publisher: Center for Civic Center for Civic EducationEducation

Created by: Created by: Harvey Dunn Harvey Dunn Elementary School 4Elementary School 4thth Grade Staff Grade Staff