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one of the nonviolent tactics employed by mohandas ghandi and his followers was to alert the authorities that they were going to break a discriminatory law. select the explanations that describe the impacts of this strategy.

a. if the government ignored the act, people could ignore the government.

b. if the authorities ignored the act, the law would be weakened.

c. if the government used force, it would lose the respect of the masses.

d. if the authorities ignored the act, the protestors could bargain with them.

e. if the authorities used force, the protestors would have an excuse to riot.