Explanation for Question 41 From the Reading Section on the 2018 May Sat
Question number 41 says which choice best identifies a key difference in how 2 they make use of the constitution. 3 So a difference in how Douglas and Sumner rely on the constitution itself, 4 um, Douglas and choice, a Douglas suggested the constitution must be adapted. 5 Whereas Sumner contends that the constitution requires no alteration. 6 This isn't really a major distinction that either drawn. 7 We don't see any evidence that Douglas suggest the constitution must be adapted. 8 So we can eliminate a choice. B Douglas suggested the constitution provisions 9 for slavery are open to interpretation. 10 Whereas Sumner asserts that the constitution stance on slavery is unambiguous. 11 Um, this one is a pretty compelling answer choice because we see at the 12 end, Sumner makes the claim that anyone reading the constitution would see that the 13 stance on slavery is unambiguous and completely not in line with the values of 14 the constitution. Um, but we don't really see as strong evidence that Douglas suggests 15 its provisions for sleep slavery are open to interpretation. 16 Um, if we go back to the passage, 17 Doug Douglas's, uh, stance is a little bit less clear on, 18 uh, how he draws on the interpretation of the constitution. 19 He says that, um, the policy of the fathers was to prescribe a line 20 of demarcation between free territories and slave holding territories by a natural line. 21 Um, so we do kind of see his, 22 his assertion that the constitution is maybe less 23 ...