Summative of Civic Duty

Civic Duty is simply defined as the responsibilities of a citizen. It is said that all lives are equal and citizens must carry out their civic responsibilities. Civic duty mainly discusses about how it is the responsibility of the citizen to vote, perform civil services and obey the government laws. Civil Service excludes the legislative, judicial, and military branches. Members of the civil service have no official political allegiance and are not generally affected by changes of governments. An example of a civil service is supplying the less fortunate and feeding the homeless. It’s a responsibility of a citizen to make sure that all citizens are still treated as equals and served fairly by the government. Another act of civil service is jury duty. Under the seventh amendment, it is the duty of a citizen to be a part of a jury in a civil case (Mount). Jury duty is when called upon; you must perform an act of service. This service is to hear another citizen’s trial of law breaking. This is another duty to be performed by the citizen. Government laws are created and enforced for the protection of citizens. If laws were not created or enforced, this country would be run by anarchy. The 14^th amendment confirms equality to every citizens of the United States of America. States can not deprive any citizen of life liberty, or property (Mount). Plus you can not deny equal jurisdiction of laws to any specific citizen either. This amendment discusses individual liberties and privileges. Every citizen has their own responsibilities as a citizen and are all equal under the Constitution. The most important responsibility of a citizen is their duty to vote. Our country’s government is solely chosen by the opinion of the people and it is their duty to elect official and candidates about how they want their government to run (Stossel). Voting on a national, local, or state election must be taken advantage of to the fullest. This country is not run by the government, but by the people. The government regulates and enforces laws for our country but the people elected every official in Congress. It is the duty of the citizens to vote, perform civil services and obey all government laws.

Narrative Summary

So this civic service was not a new experience to me but after learning more about our government, it was a bit more eye opening. The location I served at was in just outside of downtown Phoenix. Our first trip down to Andre House was when we prepared and served dinner to homeless people. Homeless is a nice way of putting it for these people on the streets. They literally spend every hour of every day on the sidewalk in the shade and do nothing. These people have nothing and some are psychologically incapable of getting back on their feet. There was a man dress as Scooby Doo the first time we went… no joke. The second time we served, we helped sort out clothing in the basement. Andre House supplies clothes, food, showers, blankets, and toiletries. It helps the homeless people to get by and allows them to healthy as possible. The surroundings of Andre House are filled with a few hundred people with no money to their name. It felt good to do what I could to supply the less fortunate because every life is equal. And the most interesting thing about this experience was that a few people who lived in the area owned a hat that read “Census 2010.”