Protectionist trade restrictions harm large segments of society for the benefit of a smaller segment. For example, every time the steel industry asks for tariffs on steel Imports from foreign countries, someone correctly points out that if that wish were granted, it would harm the United States auto industry and other steel users, not to mention consumers. Protectionist trade restrictions serve particular interests and only rarely also the general welfare. But the U.S. Constitution requires the government to serve the general welfare. It follows that__________.
Which of the following best completes the passage?
Incumbents in the United States House of Representatives who spend large amounts of money on a reelection campaign usually lose, whereas those who spend relatively little money usually win. Thus, heavy campaign spending is detrimental to an incumbent's reelection campaign.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument above?
In the High Middle Ages, Latin, though no one's native tongue, was the language of international scholarly communication in Europe. Petrus Alfonsi, a native Hebrew and Arabic speaker. was unquestionably the author of four twelfth-century scientific works. Some scholars also attribute to Aifonsi two later scientific texts, because of their similarity in content and doctrine to the earlier works. However, the Latin in the first four works is impeccable while that in the later texts is not furry competent. Therefore, these two could not have been composed by Alfonsi.
Which of the following, 4 true, most seriously weakens the argument above?
Although a village in a drouqht-stncken area may at first be resistant to using new agricultural techniques, if the village leaders are consulted beforehand and the benefits of the techniques are demonstrated clearly, the agricultural ministry can often effect a real and positive change in agricultural productivity and thus in economic security.
Although New York City was planning a huge reception to welcome Amelia Earhart home from her solo trans-Atlantic flight in 1932, she telegraphed Mayor James Walker
requesting that they cancel the ceremonies, with the money being spent on the needs of the unemployed.
The belief of physicists Enrico Fermi and Glenn Seaborg, articulated In 1946, that nuclear physics would ultimately prove more useful a tool in medical diagnosis treatment than as a source of energy was not widely shared by their colleagues.
Legislator: Relatively few people in this society object to allowing the potential use of gene replacement techniques to treat disease, but most react negatively to allowing the use of such techniques to enhance people's performance in competitive sports. A clear distinction should therefore be made between medical treatment and performance enhancement when regulations concerning gene replacement are being formulated, because otherwise__________,
Which of the following most logically completes the passage?
In the sixteenth century, England had no banks In the modern sense of the word, but among the services that were offered by many businessmen there were included currency exchange and bans.
Sizable amounts of ice on the moon could provide future moon dwellers with drinking water and, if they split the water into its atomic components, hydrogen for fuel and oxygen for air. For a decade, scientists have argued about whether there is Ice in the Shaddeton crater located at the moon's south pole. Radar signals reflected off the crater are consistent with one of two scenarios: either the crater contains ice or the crater has a highly rough surface. Many scientists believe that the Shackleton crater does contain ice because_________.
Which of the following, if true, most logically completes the argument above?
Though unified in their opposition to drilling in the Arctic, the authors' opposition to drilling elsewhere was less vocal.
