During the civil rights era, the chief of a local police department in Mississippi

writes a memo to the federal Department of Justice requesting army

assistance before a planned civil rights march. Which of the following

statements is a reasonable inference based on the above information?

A. The police department has never seen a march in the town before.

B. The police chief expects the march to be violent.

C. The police chief feels loyal to the marchers.

D. The Department of Justice has only recently become involved in

local affairs

Department of justice has only become recently involved in local affairs is a reasonable inference based on the given information.

Explanation:

Department of justice is the federal department and the state has requested for the army assistance for a planned march for civil rights is quite reasonable. State had requested the central department is the right move and the local police department in Mississippi wanted to ensure that the common men are safe and no violence must be involved during this public demonstration.

State has been given with all rights to ask the central assistance at the time of such protests.