two Active and two passive types of protest action?

Answer 1

Passive.... sit ins, silent marches
Active.... strikes, rallies

Answer 2

Active, Strike
Passive Boycott
Active Vote
Passive Non Vote
Active Volunteer
Passive Moral Support and Agreement

Answer 3

Like some of the other folks who have answered, an "active" protest is one in which you "actively" take part. An example would be Handcuffing yourself to a tree you don't want cut down, or walking a picket-line if you were on strike or supporting a strike. Other examples might be standing in the way and blocking a vehicle, etc.

A "passive" protest is one where by your action or in-action makes a statement of your objective(s). An example might be refusing to eat your brussel sprouts to keep your mom from EVER putting them on your plate again (this might also be considered an "active" protest). Another example might be writting letter after letter after letter to your governor until he/she answers you or does what you want them to do (or stop doing as the case may be).

Almost ALL protests that turn violent or result in the protestors being arrested are "active".

As a former logger, I have run into BOTH kinds...the tree-huggers who physically attempt to stop you from logging, and the lerrer-writers who get a bunch of people who agree with them to write LOADS of letters over and over again to the company who is doing the logging to stop. This clogs up the mail and takes a bunch of people extra time to go through each piece of mail....Sometimes it works....sometimes it doesn't !

Good Luck !

Answer 4

Active = bombings and throwing paint on fur coats

Inactive = muttering behind the back of your boss so that he can hear enough to know you're mad but not loud enough to be understood ... and refusing to serve in military conflict because of "moral" reasons.