PrepTest 16 - Section 4 - Passage 2 - Question 10

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Issue at hand · SCOTUS decisions concerning Native Americans have been controversial

Author's position · Judgments have generally been (somewhat) beneficial for Native Americans

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Signposting · Two examples will support the author's position against critics

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First example · Judicial doctrines generally favour Native American rights

Second example · Federalism is used to protect tribes from state encroachment

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Critics say that the Court is patronizing to Native Americans, and rejects the importance of Native American values. So how could we answer (i.e. counter) these objections? With a decision that, rather than being patronizing, is respectful and acknowledges the importance of Native American values.

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This would essentially be the opposite of the patronizing, dismissive attitude the critics claim the Court displays. If the Court clearly respected Native Americans and their values, that would rebut the critics' criticism.

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This is unrelated to the critics' claims. The critics don't have anything to say about states' rights—their complaint is that the Court patronizes Native Americans and dismisses their values. A decision protecting the rights of states wouldn't prove the critics wrong.

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This is unrelated to the critics' claims. The critics never claim that the Court failed to recognize unfair treatment. Instead, the critics' position is that the Court is patronizing and dismissive of Native American values. (C) is still consistent with the critics' claims—the court can recognize past unfair treatment while continuing to be patronizing.

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This is unrelated to the critics' claims, for the same reason as (C). (D) gets a bit more specific about the unfair treatment in question, but it still doesn't rebut the critics' claim that the Court patronizes Native Americans and dismisses their values.

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This is unrelated to the critics' claims, and so cannot rebut those claims. The critics say that the Court is patronizing and dismissive of Native American values. Even if it made decisions that protected Native Americans from repeated unfair treatment, it could still do so in a patronizing way.

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