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
Provincial court’s interpretation was too limited, outcome is regrettable and unsatisfactory
Passage Style
Problem-analysis
Single position
Analysis by Kevin_Lin
27.
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Question Type
Implied
Purpose of passage
In a Problem-Analysis passage, if the author doesn’t discuss a potential solution to a problem, then the primary purpose of the passage is typically to establish that something is a problem or to show why something is a problem. Here, the author doesn’t provide a solution to the problem of inconsistent recognition and establishment of aboriginal rights. Rather, she focuses on showing how the constitutional language causes difficulty in protecting aboriginal rights.
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There’s no indication the passage is a “comprehensive study.” We don’t get a discussion of all efforts made to guarantee aboriginal rights. Rather, we get a discussion of one kind of effort — constitutional reforms — and some difficulties arising from it.
c
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This best captures the purpose of the passage, which is to show how the constitutional language causes difficulty in protecting aboriginal rights.
The author doesn’t argue in favor of revising any rights. Although she does criticize a certain court ruling and would be in favor of different interpretations of language in the constitution, nowhere in the passage does the author argue for a change.
e
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It’s not clear that there were any misunderstandings. The author doesn’t indicate that she’s trying to clarify misconceptions or that other people have an incorrect view about the protection of aboriginal rights.
Difficulty
87% of people who answer get this correct
This is a moderately difficult question.
It is significantly easier than other questions in this passage.
CURVE
Score of students with a 50% chance of getting this right
25%138
148
75%157
Analysis
Implied
Implied
Stems asking us to infer an idea implied by the claims in the passage (as opposed to identifying an idea that appears explicitly). Similar to most strongly supported questions in LR.
Purpose of passage
Purpose of passage
Stems that ask us to describe the overall purpose of the passage. Similar to main point questions, but often call for more abstract language in the answer choices (e.g. "to criticise a popular theory").
Law
Law
Passages with subject matter centered on law (jurisprudence, courts, legal systems, etc.)
Problem-analysis
Problem-analysis
Passages that present a particular problem and then discuss the implications of that problem. They also often explore one or more solutions to that problem (although they don’t have to).
Single position
Single position
Passages that develop one perspective on the central topic.
Answer Popularity
PopularityAvg. score
a
2%
157
b
2%
158
c
87%
166
d
8%
159
e
1%
157
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