United StatesQuestion 49 (2008 list) · Rights and responsibilities

What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?

  1. aPay taxes
  2. bObey the law
  3. cServe on a juryCorrect answer
  4. dRegister for the Selective Service

Why?

Only U.S. citizens can serve on a jury. You could also say “vote in a federal election.” Paying taxes, obeying the law, and registering for the Selective Service apply to many non-citizens too.

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  1. Question 50 (2008 list)

    Name one right only for United States citizens.

    Correct answer:Vote in a federal election

  2. Question 51 (2008 list)

    What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?

    Correct answer:Freedom of speech and freedom of religion

  3. Question 52 (2008 list)

  4. Question 53 (2008 list)

    What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?

    Correct answer:Obey the laws of the United States

Source

Questions and answers: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version), M-1778, and Civics Questions and Answers (2008 version), rev. 08/21 — public domain. USCIS accepts other answers too; we show one of them. The wrong options and the explanations are ours. Not affiliated with or endorsed by USCIS.

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