Law Is a Much More Efficient Instrument of Social Control

question 45

Multiple Choice

Law is a much more efficient instrument of social control and social change if it relies on _______________ rather than brute coercion.

• A) legitimacy
• B) activism
• C) norms
• D) values

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Definitions:

Radical Republicans

A faction within the Republican Party in the United States during the Civil War and Reconstruction eras, advocating for the abolition of slavery, citizenship, and voting rights for African Americans.

Wartime Devastation

The extensive damage and destruction caused to infrastructure, population, and the environment during and after armed conflicts.

White Yeomanry

Refers to the class of small, independent white farmers in the Southern United States, who worked their own land, often without slave labor.

Freedom

The license or freedom allowing individuals to act, speak, or reason according to their wishes, unrestrained by external limits.