PrepTest 132, Section 3, Question 27
Computers have long been utilized in the sphere(437 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(21 more words not shown)
- Acomplexity of(1 more words not shown)
- Bunavailability of relevant(1 more words not shown)
- Cintentional vagueness and(1 more words not shown)
- Doverly narrow(1 more words not shown)
- Eincompatibility with previous(1 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
The mobile-home and marriage examples remind us of the problem: a legal category doesn't always have an obvious boundary. The author then says some notions are deliberately left undefined so the law can adapt. That's the characteristic we're looking for.
Working the answers
- A
Syntax concerns sentence structure. The difficulty isn't that house is embedded in a complicated sentence; it's deciding what the category includes.
- B
No shortage of relevant precedents is identified as this characteristic of statutes. The issue is their deliberately open meaning.
- CCorrect
“Deliberately left undefined” gives us intentional vagueness, and the stated purpose—allowing adaptation to unforeseen circumstances—gives us adaptability. Both parts match the explanation in the second paragraph.
- D
The concepts are left open to accommodate new situations. The author doesn't describe their intent as overly narrow.
- E
The author doesn't say these statutes conflict with earlier statutes. Ambiguity in applying a concept isn't the same as a conflict between two laws.
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