Organized Protests as a Strategy for Winning Support for a Group's

question 62

Multiple Choice

Organized protests as a strategy for winning support for a group's policy positions:

• A) are generally not protected as free speech because of inherent dangers in protests.
• B) create a sense of community and raise the consciousness of people outside the protest.
• C) are typically unsuccessful in the United States, where most people ask why protestors are protesting rather than working.
• D) are effective for unions but are not effective for other groups.

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