PrepTest 124, Section 4, Question 11
In England the burden of history weighs heavily(428 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(16 more words not shown)
- Aconcerned with the(11 more words not shown)
- Bconcerned with the(11 more words not shown)
- Chaving to do(11 more words not shown)
- Dhaving to do(7 more words not shown)
- Ehaving to do(11 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
What work is political doing here? The paragraph connects belief in law's logic with belief in its fairness, then mentions the institution's prestige and the public's morale. My first description would be protecting public confidence in law. This isn't about party politics or someone's career ambitions.
Working the answers
- A
Advancing within a profession would be office or career politics. The concern here is the legal institution's standing with students and the public.
- B
Secret or unethical government tactics aren't identified. The paragraph explains a reason to maintain confidence in law; it doesn't describe covert methods for achieving government goals.
- C
Maintaining ethical conduct between professionals and citizens is different from maintaining belief in the fairness of the legal institution.
- DCorrect
Protecting confidence helps preserve the institution's ability to function. Effectiveness is broader than my initial wording about public perception, but it captures why that perception matters in this paragraph.
- E
Perception initially sounds promising. But radical theorists are the wrong audience: the paragraph refers to students and the public, not how a particular group of theorists views the institution.
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