3.11 OVERVIEW

3.11	The student will explain the importance of the basic principles that form the foundation of a republican form of government by
	a)	describing the individual rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; and equality under the law;
	b)	identifying the contributions of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Rosa Parks, Thurgood Marshall, and Martin Luther King, Jr., and César Chávez;
	c)	recognizing that Veterans Day and Memorial Day honor people who have served to protect the country’s freedoms;
	d)	describing how people can serve the community, state, and nation.

NOTE: The Virginia Board of Education adopted the revised 2008 History and Social Science Standards of Learning at the January 10, 2008, meeting. Full implementation of these documents is scheduled for the 2010-2011 school year, as outlined in Superintendent’s Memorandum Informational Number 49.