PrepTest 136, Section 3, Question 25
Most people acknowledge that not all governments have(453 more words not shown)
It can be inferred that(9 more words not shown)
- Apeople are subject(12 more words not shown)
- Bgovernments that are(14 more words not shown)
- Cone may have(20 more words not shown)
- Dthere are some(17 more words not shown)
- Ethe theory of(14 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
Keep the distinction at the center of the argument: denying a duty to obey the government doesn't mean denying that it can do good. The author says we can evaluate its actions and even support cooperative government efforts to help people in need. Those are concrete grounds for an inference about supporting a government without treating its commands as morally binding.
Working the answers
- A
The author recognizes substantial duties, but doesn't compare their number with what people generally believe. More than is generally held adds a comparison we haven't been given.
- B
This changes whose view we're discussing. The theory concerns people's moral obligations; the author doesn't say that better governments themselves recognize that citizens lack a duty to obey. Good actions don't automatically establish that particular belief.
- CCorrect
Someone could support a helpful government effort because it benefits people, while denying a moral duty to obey laws merely because they are laws. The example of helping those in need makes those two positions compatible.
- D
The author doesn't offer arguments establishing most governments' moral right to demand obedience. Defending philosophical anarchism against criticism doesn't support this opposing claim about government authority.
- E
No system for enacting or enforcing laws is derived from the theory. The discussion explains moral duties and how citizens may evaluate government, not a legislative or enforcement procedure.
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