PrepTest 124, Section 4, Question 12

DetailDifficulty3 of 5
Passage 2Studying English common law as a developing tradition
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In England the burden of history weighs heavily(428 more words not shown)

The passage states that students(8 more words not shown)

Reading the passage

The opening gives us three requirements: studying medieval cases, interpreting old Latin maxims, and confronting principles grounded in legal tradition. We need a choice that restates one of those, even if it uses different words.

Working the answers

  • A

    Histories of English politics aren't listed.

  • B
    Correct

    An episode of litigation is a legal case; the Middle Ages are the medieval period. This restates “study medieval cases.”

  • C

    Political philosophy isn't one of the required subjects identified here.

  • D

    Latin maxims don't amount to histories of Roman jurisprudence. Knowing the language of a phrase doesn't establish this different subject of study.

  • E

    Narrative development enters through Goodrich's literary comparison. It isn't listed as something British law students must study.

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