PrepTest 125 - Section 1 - Passage 1 - Question 3

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This passage was adapted from an article published in 1996.

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Problem · Internet's international nature poses issues for legislation and law enforcement

Explain problem · Internet enables uncontrolled information to flow between territorial jurisdictions

Illustrate problem · Example of fraud surveillance

Volume of information is too great for governments to effectively control

Implications of problem · for trademark law

Trademark law depends heavily on jurisdiction, while the Internet ignores jurisdiction

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control over business ███████████ █████████ ██████ ███████████ ██████████

We’re looking for “control over physical space and objects located in that space,” because that’s what the first sentence of P2 says is a defining property of political sovereignty. (A) mentions control over businesses, but it doesn’t mention control over physical space and objects.

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power to regulate ██████████ ██████████ █ █████████████ ██████████ ██████

We’re looking for “control over physical space and objects located in that space,” because that’s what the first sentence of P2 says is a defining property of political sovereignty. (C) mentions trademarks, but it doesn’t mention physical space and objects. Although the author mentions trademarks in P3, she doesn’t call the regulation of trademarks a defining aspect of sovereignty.

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Stated. Objects in a space can be described as “entities.”

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authority over all ██████████ ████████████ █████████ ███ ██ ███ ████████

We’re looking for “control over physical space and objects located in that space,” because that’s what the first sentence of P2 says is a defining property of political sovereignty. (E) mentions authority over commercial transactions, but it doesn’t mention physical space and objects.

PrepTest 125 - Section 1 - Passage 1 - Question 3

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