Decolonization and Independence — Test

Question 18 • World History: Issues and Patterns

Which statement describes the best example of civil disobedience?

Answer

refusing to pay taxes because you disapprove of how the money is being used by the government

driving through stop signs because you believe there are too many in your neighborhood

not paying for a shirt at the store because you feel it was a product of child labor

protesting outside the local jail because you feel inmates are being treated unfairly

Explanation

Civil disobedience is the deliberate, usually nonviolent refusal to obey a law as a way to protest a government policy or action. Refusing to pay taxes because you oppose how the government uses the money is a direct example of that. Protesting outside a jail is lawful protest, while stealing a shirt and ignoring stop signs are not examples of principled civil disobedience.

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