Deck 14: Individual Strategies for Achieving Justice

Question 1

According to the text, as a strategy for bringing about justice, educating the public can be effective if:

A) The problem is one with which the public can relate
B) The educator presents the information in a way that people can understand
C) The public sees the problem as one for which there is a solution
D) all of these

Answer 1

D

Question 2

In her book Silent Spring, Rachel Carson:

A) Tried to completely ban the use of all pesticides
B) Made up false information about the dangers of pesticides in the hopes of having them banned.
C) Expressed her concern that toxic chemicals were being used with little research on their long-term impact
D) Criticized the government for putting too many restrictions on the use of pesticides

Answer 2

C

Question 3

According to the text, civil disobedience:

A) Was first spelled out as a strategy for change by the author Henry David Thoreau
B) Has never been an effective strategy for change
C) Is used by people unwilling to be publicly identified as having broken the law
D) Is always immoral

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Gandhi developed a strategy he called "satyagraha." What was this?

A) Using the courts to sue people accused of injustice
B) His version of nonviolent resistance or civil disobedience
C) Encouraging citizens of India to register to vote
D) Using suicide bombers to cause chaos and force the British to leave India

Question 5

Gandhi's political activities caused him to be strongly disliked by most citizens in India.

Question 6

According to the text, Gandhi's commitment to nonviolence was the result of cowardice on his part. .

Question 7

According to the text, the British, in arresting Gandhi and putting him in jail:

A) Were doing just what Gandhi wanted
B) Kept Gandhi from inspiring his followers
C) Caused his followers to see him as a criminal who could not be trusted to lead them
D) Made an example of him, causing millions of Indians to end their support for his cause

Question 8

The primary purpose of civil law in the United States is to punish the guilty.

Question 9

Compared with a criminal case, someone taken to court on civil charges will:

A) Pay his or her fine or damage to the state rather than to the victim
B) Have fewer constitutional protections
C) Serve a longer time in prison
D) Have been taken to court by the prosecutor

Question 10

According to the text, guerilla tactics for bringing about change:

A) Include acts of terrorism
B) Usually involve violence
C) Are unusual tactics that are designed not to harm others
D) Are almost always illegal

Question 11

Saul Alinsky's work organizing communities to deal with community problems was based on several key elements. An element of his work includes the belief that:

A) People always act out of self-interest
B) A desire for change must come from the community itself
C) Ethical standards of right and wrong must change to fit the times
D) All of the these

Question 12

In organizing communities for change, Alinsky saw humor as a powerful weapon.

Question 13

The group Anonymous takes on major corporations, religious groups, and government agencies. Their primary tool for doing this is:

A) Education
B) Civil action
C) Violence
D) Guerilla tactics