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CLEP US Government

Category - Pol. participation

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Which of the following is the best strategy to use as a group of ordinary citizens if your policy proposal is being ignored by the legislative and executive branches of government?
  1. File a class action suit
  2. Write to your representative
  3. Write a letter to the editor of the newspaper
  4. Start a petition drive
  5. Boycott paying taxes until your voice is heard
Explanation
Answer: A - When the legislative and executive branches ignore you, go to the courts through a class action suit. A class action suit is where a number of people who face a common difficulty join together in a common lawsuit. Perhaps the most famous example of the effectiveness of a class action suit is Brown v. Board of Education in which African American parents from all over the South joined together to end school segregation.
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