PT142.S3.P4.Q23

PrepTest 142 - Section 3 - Passage 4 - Question 23

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This passage is adapted from a review of a 1991 book.

P1

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Garcia's Argument · The "Mexican American Generation" was more radical and politically diverse than historians recognized
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Main Conclusion / Critique · Garcia’s study has two flaws
P2

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Major Premise / Critique · Garcia’s analysis is inconsistent
He undermines his own claim that the Generation is political diverse.
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Premise · Groups were diametrically opposed to each other
One group emphasized assimilation; another group emphasized bilingual education.
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Gracia's Analysis · Acknowledge but dismiss as insignificant
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Premise / Critique · These differences were not insignificant
P3

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Major Premise / Critique · Garcia may be exaggerating how representative the Generation's views were
The Mexican American population may not have shared those views.
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Garcia's Argument · Leaders wanted full civil rights for US residents of Mexican descent
More Mexican Americans born in the US and more politically active
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Premise / Critique · Did the Mexican American population share these views?
It's unclear. Need to have better understanding how patterns of bilingualism, rates of immigration, and variations in ethnic consciousness impacts politics to answer the question.
Passage Style
Critique or debate
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23.

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Garcia would likely agree with (A), because he presented evidence that the activists of the 1930s and 1940s anticipated some reforms that the activists of the 1960s and 1970s fought for.

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b

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We have no reason to think Garcia thinks the activists of the 1930s and 1940s were more politically diverse. Although Garcia does point out that the earlier activists anticipated some of the reforms proposed by later activists, this doesn’t suggest anything about the comparative level of political diversity among earlier and later activists.

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c

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We have no reason to think Garcia thinks the activists of the 1930s and 1940s were as militant as later activists. Although Garcia does point out that the earlier activists anticipated some of the reforms proposed by later activists, this doesn’t suggest that the earlier activists were just as militant. Notice that the author describes the later activists as “more militant” — although it’s not clear that Garcia agrees with that description, we have no reason to think he disagrees.

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d

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We know the Congress of Spanish Speaking People advocated bilingual education. We don’t know whether over half of activists from the 1930s and 1940s were part of the Congress.

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e

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Actually, Garcia believes the earlier activists were focused “on liberal reform, not revolution.”

5%

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