A government is a group of people that helps run the country.

Citizens are people that live in and are protected by a country and its government.

Citizens have jobs that they can do to help the government called civic responsibilities. There is no punishment for not doing them, but they are good to do.

One civic responsibility a person should do as a citizen is sign up and vote. This means when you're eighteen you can pick who you want in the government.

One thing you could do as a citizen is to write a letter or call someone who works with the government about what they want you to do.

Extra! Extra! Read All About It! One of the responsibilities of a citizen is to learn about what's going on in the world.

Another responsibility is to be voted into a spot in the government. This is called holding office.

You should work in a job given to you by someone important in the government.

While we are trying to choose a new president, or someone to work in the government, citizens can help by spreading the word, putting up posters, or even donating money to the person that they want to win.

If you want to say something that is something about the government you may say it, but that also means you must respect other peoples opinions about it to

Trump is better than Hillary.