A form of political participation that involves breaking a law believed to be immoral and accepting the consequences is called what?

• A. Affirmative Action
• B. I Have a Dream
• C. Civil Disobedience
• D. Montgomery Bus Boycott

Answer: (C)

Civil disobedience is the idea behind this description: a deliberate and peaceful violation of laws that are seen as unjust, with a willingness to accept the legal consequences in order to highlight the injustice and push for change. It’s about moral protest through action, not about simply breaking laws for wrongdoing. In U.S. history, this approach was used in the civil rights era as a way to challenge segregation and racial injustice without violence. The Montgomery Bus Boycott is related—it was a powerful protest strategy that aimed to desegregate public transportation—but it focused on economic and social pressure rather than a single act of breaking a law. It’s about disobeying an unjust law to demonstrate that it should be changed. The other options don’t fit this description: one is a policy designed to promote opportunities, another is a famous speech, and another is a large protest movement that relies on boycott rather than breaking laws.