For this assignment we were given a reading about "the meaning of citizenship" and asked to answer the following question: What is civic duty and why is it important?
The reading presented an interesting idea of "New Citizenship." It advocates for people to take their citizenship seriously, to work towards actively helping the country and governmental system. It suggests that people are depending too much on the government and aren't taking adequate responsibilities to actually contribute. People are complaining rather than helping to alleviate the work of politicians, who can't possibly be expected to address everything and make so many improvements on their own.
Civic duty is learning to work together to solve problems and understand each other in our differences; to cultivate our different backgrounds as the driving power to restore the true sense of democracy. Citizens must collaborate to "adapt our natural institutions to the new realities we face" and unite against our nation's problems. Civic duty encourages us return to our American pride and national bond.
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