NAEP Civics Grade 8

Category - Civics

One may well ask, "How can you advocate breaking some laws and obeying others?" The answer is found in the fact that there are two types of laws: There are just laws and there are unjust laws. I would be the first to advocate obeying just laws. One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. . . . - Martin Luther King, Jr., "Letter from Birmingham Jail," 1963 

What response to an unjust law is most consistent with the ideas of Martin Luther King, Jr.?
  1. Leaving the country rather than obeying the law
  2. Engaging the police in open battle
  3. Urging people to carry guns to protect themselves
  4. Taking part in peaceful demonstrations and boycotts
Explanation
Answer: A - Leaving the country rather than obeying the law.
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