Q19

[hyewonkim89]

I was down to (A) and (C) and ended up picking (A).

Will someone explain why (A) is wrong and (C) is correct?

Thanks in advance!

[tommywallach]

Hey Hye,

Let's go through all five answers real quick:

(A) This is simply too broad a statement. We don't know how many tribes there are (in all of Canada), so we can't say that every tribe with collective property has necessarily engaged in litigation.

(B) This is actually the same as (A). We don't know all the tribes, and it could be that many tribes with collective property rights haven't chosen to engage in litigation.

(C) CORRECT. The only reason we know of to engage in litigation over cultural property is because you need to get it back under the rules of your collective property.

(D) The end of the passage says that tribes whose system recognizes the concept of collective property ought to succeed, not private property. Also, ought to succeed isn't quite the same as actually succeeding.

(E) This makes the same mistake as (D), more or less.

Hope that helps!

-t