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#36470
Complete Question Explanation
(See the complete passage discussion here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=14512)
The correct answer choice is (C)
Since the question asks what is “explicitly stated,” you must select a response that expresses
something that is directly stated, not something that merely follows the passage. Also, be wary about
selecting a response that simply contains keywords from the passage. Incorrect answers often use
keywords from the passage but then misrepresent the ideas from the passage.
Answer choice (A): There are no statements in the passage that indicate that the constitutional
protection attempted to defi ne the type of property rights extended to aboriginals. In fact, the passage
actually implies that there is signifi cant confusion and inconsistency over property rights. That would
tend to make it unclear whether any specifi c defi nition of property rights was a goal.
Answer choice (B): The author did argue that the specifi c property rights case would have to go to
the Canadian Supreme Court to obtain proper interpretation; however, there is no evidence that this
was an intended consequence of the constitutional protections.
Answer choice (C): This is the correct answer choice. Lines 28-31 explicitly state that the intent
of the reforms is to grant rights based on traditional, not recent, customs.
Answer choice (D): The passage lists the aboriginal groups as “Indian, Inuit, and Métis peoples”
(lines 8-11). However, although the passage defi ned those groups as aboriginal, you cannot fi nd
explicit justifi cation that clarifying those groups would be an intended consequence of constitutional
protection of aboriginal rights.
Answer choice (E): This response attempts to draw the reader into misinterpreting lines 19-23. The
passage refers to the aboriginal right to self-government, and this response suggests that the reforms
involve creating governments for the aboriginals.
(See the complete passage discussion here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=14512)
The correct answer choice is (C)
Since the question asks what is “explicitly stated,” you must select a response that expresses
something that is directly stated, not something that merely follows the passage. Also, be wary about
selecting a response that simply contains keywords from the passage. Incorrect answers often use
keywords from the passage but then misrepresent the ideas from the passage.
Answer choice (A): There are no statements in the passage that indicate that the constitutional
protection attempted to defi ne the type of property rights extended to aboriginals. In fact, the passage
actually implies that there is signifi cant confusion and inconsistency over property rights. That would
tend to make it unclear whether any specifi c defi nition of property rights was a goal.
Answer choice (B): The author did argue that the specifi c property rights case would have to go to
the Canadian Supreme Court to obtain proper interpretation; however, there is no evidence that this
was an intended consequence of the constitutional protections.
Answer choice (C): This is the correct answer choice. Lines 28-31 explicitly state that the intent
of the reforms is to grant rights based on traditional, not recent, customs.
Answer choice (D): The passage lists the aboriginal groups as “Indian, Inuit, and Métis peoples”
(lines 8-11). However, although the passage defi ned those groups as aboriginal, you cannot fi nd
explicit justifi cation that clarifying those groups would be an intended consequence of constitutional
protection of aboriginal rights.
Answer choice (E): This response attempts to draw the reader into misinterpreting lines 19-23. The
passage refers to the aboriginal right to self-government, and this response suggests that the reforms
involve creating governments for the aboriginals.