TEKS: Chapter 113. Social Studies See All Teacher Resources

113.20.b.20

(20) Citizenship. The student understands the importance of voluntary individual participation in the democratic process. The student is expected to:

  • (A) explain the role of significant individuals such as Thomas Hooker, Charles de Montesquieu, John Locke, William Blackstone, and William Penn in the development of self-government in colonial America;
  • (B) evaluate the contributions of the Founding Fathers as models of civic virtue; and
  • (C) analyze reasons for and the impact of selected examples of civil disobedience in U.S. history such as the Boston Tea Party and Henry David Thoreau's refusal to pay a tax.