Volunteerism
De Tocqueville first noted, in 1835, the American attitude towards helping others in need. A 2010 Charities Aid Foundation study found that Americans were the fifth most willing to donate time and money in the world at 55%. Volunteer work is also a very common requirement when one breaks the law to help give back to the community in place of jail for lower scale crimes. Since US citizens are required to attend jury duty, they can be jurors in legal proceedings.
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