Describe how the following action was an attempt to eliminate discrepancies between American ideals and values and public policy.
In the wake of police shootings around the United States, groups of individuals at the local level organize and come together in Washington, D.C. for a day of peaceful protests.
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Responses
An interest group pressures congressional members to address social change.
An interest group pressures congressional members to address social change.
A social movement creates a new political party.
A social movement creates a new political party.
A social movement mobilized at the grassroots level seeking societal change.
A social movement mobilized at the grassroots level seeking societal change.
A political party elite refocuses the party’s efforts to address social change.
A social movement mobilized at the grassroots level seeking societal change.
This option best describes the action where groups of individuals organize at the local level and come together for a day of peaceful protests in Washington, D.C., particularly in response to police shootings. This scenario illustrates a grassroots social movement wherein citizens are advocating for policy changes that align more closely with American ideals and values, such as justice, equality, and the protection of civil rights. Through these protests, the participants are trying to draw attention to the discrepancies between these values and the current public policies or practices, with the goal of enacting societal change.