PrepTest 118 - Section 2 - Passage 4 - Question 24

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The following passage was written in the late 1980s.

Problem · Legal recognition and preservation of aboriginal rights

Partial solution · Constitutional protection of aboriginal rights

Preserves those rights already legally recognized

New problem · Inconsistent recognition and establishment of constitutional aboriginal rights by provincial (lower) courts

Provincial courts responsible to interpret Constitution

Define · Aboriginal rights

Ownership of land and resources, self-government, legal recognition of customs

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Example · Of obstacles to recognition of rights by provincial courts

Provincial courts interpret the right to recognition of customs as applying only to customs held prior to colonization; but aboriginal societies lack legal documentation from that time

Revisit problem · Difficult to establish aboriginal rights in practice

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Example · Of difficulty establishing rights in practice

Provincial court interpreted “ownership” of land in very limited sense

Author’s perspective · On land ownership ruling

Provincial court’s interpretation was too limited, outcome is regrettable and unsatisfactory

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It’s tough to anticipate something specific, but the correct answer is likely to be supported by P2 or P3, where the author describes some of the difficulties that have resulted from courts’ interpretation of constitutional language.

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Too extreme. The author doesn’t suggest anywhere in the passage that aboriginal peoples shouldn’t have to follow federal laws.

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Supported. Since aboriginal societies often relied on oral tradition rather than written records, many societies aren’t able to establish that their customs are long-standing under courts’ current interpretation of the legal documentation requirement. The author would probably agree that it makes sense for courts to at least sometimes accept oral evidence to accommodate certain aboriginal societies’ style of discourse.

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Too extreme. The author doesn’t suggest anywhere in the passage that aboriginal peoples should be granted “full protection” of “all” customs.

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Not supported, because the author isn’t opposed to having courts interpret constitutional language concerning aboriginal rights. Although the author does think certain courts should have made different decisions, this doesn’t imply she thinks courts shouldn’t be allowed to decide questions involving aboriginal rights.

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Not supported, because the author describes the language of the constitution as “necessarily general.” The language had to be written generally.

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