Question

king claims that it is unjust to enforce laws on a minority group that a majority group is not expected to follow. what reasoning best supports this claim?
\one who breaks an unjust law must do so openly, lovingly, and with a willingness to accept the penalty.\(paragraph 21)
\throughout alabama all sorts of devious methods are used to prevent negroes from becoming registered voters, and there are some counties in which, even though negroes constitute a majority of the population, not a single negro is registered.\ (paragraph 19)
\a just law is a man made code that squares with the moral law or the law of god. an unjust law is a code that is out of harmony with the moral law.\ (paragraph 17)
\an unjust law is a code that a numerical or power majority group compels a minority group to obey but does not make binding on itself. this is difference made legal.\ (paragraph 18)
what is the best meaning of \precipitate\ as it is used in the following passage in paragraph 20?
\we must come to see that, as the federal courts have consistently affirmed, it is wrong to urge an individual to cease his efforts to gain his basic constitutional rights because the quest may precipitate violence.\
reject
exploit
suppress
cause

Explanation:

First Question (Supporting King's Claim)

To support the claim that it's unjust to enforce laws on a minority that the majority doesn't follow, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: About breaking unjust laws and accepting penalty, not about majority - minority law enforcement difference.
• Option 2: About voter suppression in Alabama, not about the general claim of unjust laws for minority.
• Option 3: Defines just and unjust laws in moral terms, not about majority - minority enforcement.
• Option 4: Defines an unjust law as a majority forcing a minority to obey a law the majority doesn't follow, which directly supports the claim.

We analyze the context: "the quest (for basic constitutional rights) may precipitate violence". We look at the options:

• Reject: Doesn't fit as "reject violence" doesn't make sense in context.
• Exploit: No relation to causing violence.
• Suppress: Opposite of what's intended, as the quest is not suppressing violence.
• Cause: "Precipitate" here means to cause or bring about, so "cause" fits the context of the quest for rights causing violence. (Note: Assuming the last option is "cause" as the text is a bit unclear but based on context and common usage)

Answer:

An unjust law is a code that a numerical or power majority group compels a minority group to obey but does not make binding on itself. This is difference made legal." (Paragraph 18)

Second Question (Meaning of "precipitate")