RC Drill Set 7, Question 1
For centuries trial by jury has been a(452 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(9 more words not shown)
- AThe Canadian and(22 more words not shown)
- BDue to structural(19 more words not shown)
- CThe military's argument(20 more words not shown)
- DThe rights of(26 more words not shown)
- ELarge jury size(18 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
We already predicted the main point: reform military trials so defendants get protections closer to those in civilian trials. We are looking for a version of that recommendation. The jury sizes, voting rules, and studies explain why the change is needed.
Working the answers
- A
The court decisions help the author argue for reform. We are not told that pressure from those decisions is forcing the military to change.
- B
“Far more” innocent people being convicted would require a comparison of wrongful-conviction rates. We have concerns about safeguards, not those numbers.
- C
The author does answer an efficiency objection near the end. But that rebuttal supports the reform recommendation; it does not capture the whole argument about protecting defendants.
- DCorrect
The ending says military systems “should be reformed” to “more closely resemble” civilian systems. This answer combines that recommendation with its reason: civilian procedures give defendants greater protection. That is the point we predicted.
- E
Larger juries and unanimity are reasons to favor reform. The author goes further than saying those safeguards help: military trials should adopt protections closer to the civilian ones. This gives supporting reasoning while leaving out the recommendation.
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