Rights and Responsibilities

Transcript

1. Ana

   Today is Rights and Responsibilities. Who can vote. What everyone living here can do. What new citizens promise.

2. Michael

   Questions sixty-three through seventy-two. These answers do not change with your state. Learn them, then say them.

3. Ana

   There are four amendments about who can vote. I have to describe one?

4. Michael

   One is enough. Citizens eighteen and older can vote. Or: you don't have to pay a poll tax to vote. Or: any citizen can vote, women and men. Or: a male citizen of any race can vote. On this show: citizens eighteen and older can vote.

5. Ana

   Eighteen and older can vote.

6. Michael

   Memory trick: voting age equals eighteen.

7. Ana

   Who can vote in federal elections, run for federal office, and serve on a jury?

8. Michael

   Citizens. U.S. citizens. Not everyone living here. Citizens.

9. Ana

   Citizens.

10. Michael

    What are three rights of everyone living in the United States? They want three. Freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom of assembly. They also accept expression, petition the government, and the right to bear arms. We say speech, religion, assembly.

11. Ana

    Speech, religion, assembly. Three.

12. Michael

    What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance? The United States. Or the flag.

13. Ana

    The United States. The flag.

14. Michael

    Name two promises new citizens make in the Oath of Allegiance. You need two. Give up loyalty to other countries. Defend the Constitution. Obey the laws. Serve in the military if needed. Serve the nation if needed. Be loyal to the United States. On this show: give up loyalty to other countries, and obey the laws of the United States.

15. Ana

    Give up other loyalty. Obey the laws.

16. Michael

    How can people become United States citizens? Naturalize. That's you, if you are going through this process. They also accept: be born in the United States, or derive citizenship. For this interview, naturalize is clean.

17. Ana

    Naturalize.

18. Michael

    Two examples of civic participation. Vote. Run for office. Join a political party. Help with a campaign. Join a civic group. Contact elected officials. On this show: vote, and run for office.

19. Ana

    Vote and run for office.

20. Michael

    One way Americans can serve their country. Vote. Pay taxes. Obey the law. Serve in the military. Run for office. Work for government. Pick one. Vote is enough.

21. Ana

    Vote.

22. Michael

    Why is it important to pay federal taxes? Required by law. Civic duty. All people pay to fund the federal government. Or the sixteenth Amendment. Simplest: required by law.

23. Ana

    Taxes. Required by law.

24. Michael

    Last one. Men age eighteen through twenty-five register for Selective Service. Why? Required by law. Civic duty. Or it makes the draft fair if needed. Say required by law.

25. Ana

    Selective Service. Required by law.

26. Michael

    Memory trick: vote at eighteen. Citizens vote, run, and serve on a jury. Everyone living here still has speech, religion, assembly.

27. Ana

    Give me the chain.

28. Michael

    Citizens eighteen and older can vote. Citizens can vote, run for office, and serve on a jury. Three rights for everyone living here: freedom of speech, religion, and assembly. The Pledge shows loyalty to the United States, or the flag. New citizens promise to give up loyalty to other countries and obey U.S. laws. People become citizens by naturalizing. Civic participation: vote and run for office. Americans serve their country by voting. Federal taxes are required by law. Selective Service is required by law.

29. Ana

    Rights I have. Duties I keep.

30. Michael

    Say them out loud. Next episode: Colonial Period and Independence. Official questions are at uscis.gov. This podcast is independent study. We are not affiliated with U.S. C.I.S. I'm Michael.

31. Ana

    I'm Ana. Thanks for listening.

32. Michael

    We'll see you next time.

Questions in this episode

Official USCIS answers for questions 63 to 72 of the 2025 civics test.

• 63.There are four amendments to the U.S. Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
• 64.Who can vote in federal elections, run for federal office, and serve on a jury in the United States?
• 65.What are three rights of everyone living in the United States?
• 66.What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
• 67.Name two promises that new citizens make in the Oath of Allegiance.
• 68.How can people become United States citizens?
• 69.What are two examples of civic participation in the United States?
• 70.What is one way Americans can serve their country?
• 71.Why is it important to pay federal taxes?
• 72.It is important for all men age 18 through 25 to register for the Selective Service. Name one reason why.