PrepTest 37, Section 4, Question 4

By Brandon Beaver | Published October 29, 2024

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Explanations

We're asked to add a sentence to the end of the last paragraph. These ones are hard to predict verbatim, but generally speaking, we can infer where the author was headed or could head next.
I want something that ties the value of each individual juror back into the democratic values of society, like the author mentioned way back in the first paragraph.
Let's take a look.
A
Nah. I can't pick this. We know very little about the critics of the unanimity rule, so I can't confidently talk about the tradition their critiques come from.
B
Nope. Sort of like answer choice A, I can't confidently say what effect public debate would have regarding the unanimity rule.
C
Yep. This is pretty close to what I predicted. Every juror's voice matters, and that's what makes it a democratic institution.
D
Nah. Like A and B, I have no support in the passage for picking this answer. I don't know what lawmakers think, nor how their opinions would impact the unanimity rule's longevity.
E
No way. This comes straight out of left field and totally mischaracterizes the author's point of view.

Passage

The jury trial is one of the handful of democratic instituti

Question 4

Which one of the following sentences could most logically be