PrepTest 112 - Section 2 - Passage 4 - Question 22

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With the elimination of the apartheid system, South Africa now confronts the transition to a rights-based legal system in a constitutional democracy. ███

Intro topic · South Africa's transition to a rights-based legal system

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Concern · New system is less rule-bound, and more interpretative

A constitutional court will hear arguments on whether laws passed by p arliament are constitutional. This has never happened in South Africa before, so there is uncertainty.

Elaborate on concern · May be difficult to foster rights-based culture

Society is multiracial, with a wide range of political beliefs. The constitution's bill of rights is described very generally, and there's no legal precedent to help determine its meaning.

Use of international law · Can look to other countries' legal precedent, but need to be careful

Some scholars think that SA judges might blindly follow other countries' interpretations of their own constitutions. But, scholars are optimistic that SA judges will develop their own precedent over time.

Additional source of difficulty · SA citizens suspicious of law

Law in SA has traditionally been tool of oppression, so citizens break and oppose laws.

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The primary purpose of these lines is to describe the difference between the old legal system and the new one. Under the old legal system, parliament was the maker and arbiter of laws. Under the new system, a constitutional court can decide the constitutionality of parliament’s laws.

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This ignores that the purpose is to describe a difference. The author doesn’t merely want to tell us about parliament’s role. She wants to tell us how the legal system has changed.

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The author doesn’t make an argument in these lines. She simply describes the difference between the old legal system and the new one.

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This is the best answer, because it’s the only one that involves describing a difference between the old legal system and the new one.

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The author doesn’t criticize the creation of the constitutional court. We have no evidence the author this as a negative change.

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The author doesn’t explain why a bill of rights was included. The author’s purpose is to explain how the old legal system is different from the new one. Reasons for the change aren’t discussed.

PrepTest 112 - Section 2 - Passage 4 - Question 22

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