Which describes civil disobedience?

A.

breaking a law to show that it is unjust

B.

breaking a law that takes another person's life

C.

breaking a law to gain political advantage

D.

breaking a law out of personal greed

A. Breaking a law to show that it is unjust. Civil disobedience can be defined as action taken by individuals to illustrate their dissatisfaction with certain laws or rules as a peaceful demonstration. It could be in the form of refusal to comply with certain policies or refusal to pay certain fines.

Civil disobedience means breaking a law to show that it is unjust. Civil disobedience is dynamic, proclaimed refusal to comply with specific laws, requests, and summons of a legislature, or of a possessing global power. Civil disobedience was published by Thoreau.