Explanation for Question 31 From the Reading Section on the 2018 May Sat
Okay, we're looking now at the third passage on this May, 2018 exam. 2 Um, we see from the historical context of the passage, 3 we are looking at the debate on the Kansas Nebraska bill in 1854. 4 Let's take a look at our first question. So here, 5 our first question for passage, one number 31, 6 um, is a vocabulary and context question. 7 We were looking at the meaning of the word recognized in line 12. 8 So taking a look at line 12, that's right here, 9 the sentence overall reads you find upon the statute books under Washington 10 in the early presidents provisions of law, 11 showing that in the Southwestern territories, 12 the right to hold slaves was clearly implied or recognized on the Northwest 13 territories. It was prohibited. So recognized here is 14 used in this context of being clearly implied. 15 And it's the opposite of being prohibited as 16 in the case of the Northwest territories. 17 So the context tells us, we're talking about a formal situation where these 18 are laws that are being put in place and recognized, 19 um, or accepted put for acknowledged, 20 um, just generally formally established. 21 Um, and this is kind of in contrast to things that are 22 prohibited or things that are more ambiguous. 23 So looking at our answer choices, we see choice a 24 formally acknowledged that is going to be our correct answer. 25 Um, it makes sense to stay say that a policy is being formally acknowledged, 26 formally created, um, 27 be publicly commended. Doesn't make qu...