US CITIZENSHIP TEST PREPARATION

Detailed explanation-1: -Citizens are supposed to obey the law, participate in the democratic process, and act for the welfare of the community. Both rights and duties are essential components of a healthy relationship between the citizens and the state. With the rise of democracy, the concept of citizenship has gained importance.

Detailed explanation-2: -The moral obligation to obey the law, or as it is generally called, political obligation, is a moral requirement to obey the laws of one’s country.

Detailed explanation-3: -In order to obey the law a person must act with some recognition that she is in fact doing an action that the law requires. In a phrase, obedience requires knowingly doing the right thing.

Detailed explanation-4: -406–7). Gilbert aside, theorists of political obligation characterize it as a moral duty to obey the law. As such, it provides a person with a categorical reason for action, one that does not depend on her inclinations or self-interest.

Detailed explanation-5: -(1) Once a person has given her consent to be governed by the state’s authority, she assumes a duty of obedience to the state; (2) All citizens have granted consent to be governed by the state’s authority. (3) Therefore, all citizens have a duty of obedience to the state.