1. The university's constitution defines the powers of
two governing bodies.The general council, which
currently retains authority over constitutional matters,
consists of all the university's living alumni.The
twenty-member senate decides routine matters by
majority vote.A new proposal suggests making a
unanimous vote in the senate sufficient to change the
constitution.
If the statements above are true, which of the fol-
lowing must follow on the basis of them?
(A) The proposal will take effect only if it receives
the senate's unanimous support.
(B) Currently each member of the senate has power
of veto over any proposal that comes before
that body.
(C) Adopting the proposal would allow passage of
constitutional changes without the general
council's approval.
(D) Any of the university's alumni can fill any one
of the twenty seats on the senate.
(E) Adopting the new proposal would increase the
voice of the alumni in the conduct of
university affairs.
答案C
5.In Diersville the new Environmental Action party
won two seats on the seven-member town council in
1988.It lost both of those seats in the 1992 election,
even though the party's pro-environment platform had
essentially remained unchanged.This decline in the
party's fortunes clearly demonstrates that in Diersville
environmental concerns faded in significance between
1988 and 1992.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens
the argument?
(A) Between 1988 and 1992, the number of eligible
voters in Diersville rose, but not the percentage
who actually voted.
(B) Between 1988 and 1992, Diersville's leading
political party revised its platform, adopting
a strongly environmentalist stance.
(C) The parties that ran candidates in the 1992 elec-
tion in Diersville were the same as those that
had done so in the 1988 election.
(D) In 1992 the Environmental Action party won
fewer votes in Diersville than it had won in
1988.
(E) Between 1988 and 1992, some measures intended
to benefit the environment had been adopted
by the town council, but with inconclusive
results.
答案B