What does it mean to you to be a US Citizen?

I think that the three most important duties of the United States Citizens are to vote, pay taxes, and to obey authority. These three duties are a necessity to the functioning of the country as a whole. The United States only functions with the citizen's help. Voting supplies the government with an overall opinion of who the people want. Without the voters of America the officials would be appointed within themselves. The government would be …

…stop it. This causes the United States to look trashy to other countries. When the people listen to the government and take civil actions the other countries look at us and think "wow", democracy works well in the United States. These three things help make the United States seem civilized and well working. When the citizens follow these rules they are likely to get ahead in life by learning and knowing our government and rules.