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RCMultiple Choice

Research Workshop: Writing an Argumentative Essay — Cumulative exam

Question 14 • ALT ENG 11 S2 Common Core ELA 11 2014 - ELA3011 B-CR

Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”Sometimes a law is just on its face and unjust in its application.How does King support this claim?

Answer
A
by citing the 1954 Supreme court decision
B
by describing the fairness of moral laws
C
by describing a law about parade permits
D
by defining illegal segregation statutes

Explanation

King illustrates the claim with a law requiring a permit for a parade or public demonstration. The permit rule may be fair on its face, but officials can apply it unjustly by denying permits to prevent peaceful protests against segregation. This is the law about parade permits.

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