Author's perspective ·Law enforcement mostly chooses not to prosecute acts that weren't intended to be punished
Punishing acts that weren't meant to be punished ("capricious enforcement") does occur, but it's not the norm because legislative oversight helps to counteract it.
Author's solution ·Expand the law to allow liens for unpaid water bills
Passage Style
23.
Both passages explicitly mention which ███ ██ ███ ██████████
Question Type
Stated
It’s difficult to predict the correct answer, so let’s use process of elimination.
a
legal technicalities
Not stated in Passage A.
b
incentives
Not stated in Passage A.
c
loopholes
Stated in Passage A and Stated in Passage B.
d
language
Not stated in Passage B.
e
overinclusive laws
Not stated in Passage B.
Difficulty
92% of people who answer get this correct
This is a moderately difficult question.
It is somewhat easier than other questions in this passage.
CURVE
Score of students with a 50% chance of getting this right
25%135
144
75%152
Analysis
Stated
Comparative
Law
Answer Popularity
PopularityAvg. score
a
3%
157
b
2%
157
c
92%
165
d
3%
157
e
1%
154
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