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 According to Martin Luther King, Jr., which of the following would be considered an unjust law?
  1. A law that requires people to pay taxes
  2. A law that requires children to attend school
  3. A law that requires segregation of the races
  4. A law that punishes violent behavior
Explanation
Answer: C - A law that requires segregation of the races.
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