Question

At the end of "Resistance to Civil Government," what does Henry David Thoreau conclude about the government?

a. That it does a fair job of upholding the Constitution
B. That it has not done enough to truly represent the people
C. That it must make laws clearer and punishment for breaking them harsher
D. That it should exile all citizens who break the law

Answer 1

It was b for Apex Learning

Answer 2

The correct answer is option B. "That it has not done enough to truly represent the people". Henry David Thoreau was an American essayist that published "Resistance to Civil Government" ( also known as Civil Disobedience) in 1849. In this essay Thoreau was disgusted in part for the events that led to the Mexican-American War, and the effects of slavery. At the end, he concludes that the government has don't do enough to represent the people and that indivuals must not allow that government overruled them.