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Time 30 minutes 20 Questions

1. Mr. Janeck: I don’t believe Stevenson will win the election for governor. Few

voters are willing to elect a businessman with no political experience to such a responsible public office.

Ms. Siuzdak: You’re wrong. The experience of running a major corporation is a valuable preparation for the task of running a state government.

M. Siuzdak’s response shows that she has interpreted Mr. Janeck’s remark to imply which of the following?

(A) Mr. Janeck considers Stevenson unqualified for the office of governor.

(B) No candidate without political experience has ever been elected governor of a

state.

(C) Mr. Janeck believes that political leadership and business leadership are

closely analogous.

(D) A career spent in the pursuit of profit can be an impediment to one’s ability to

run a state government fairly.

(E) Voters generally overestimate the value of political experience when selecting

a candidate.

2. Which of the following best completes the passage below?

One tax-reform proposal that has gained increasing support in recent years is the flat tax, which would impose a uniform tax rate on incomes at every level.

Opponents of the flat tax say that a progressive tax system, which levies a higher rate of taxes on higher-income taxpayers, is fairer, placing the greater burden on those better able to bear it. However, the present crazy quilt of tax deductions, exemptions, credits, and loopholes benefits primarily the high-income taxpayer, who is consequently able to reduce his or her effective tax rate, often to a level below that paid by the lower-income taxpayer. Therefore, ______

(A) higher-income taxpayers are likely to lend their support to the flat-tax

proposal now being considered by Congress

(B) a flat-tax system that allowed no deductions or exemptions would

substantially increase actual government revenues

(C) the lower-income taxpayer might well be penalized by the institution of a

flat-tax system in this country

(D) the progressive nature of our present tax system is more illusory than real (E) the flat tax would actually be fairer to the lower-income taxpayer than any

progressive tax system could be

3. As part of our program to halt the influx of illegal immigrants, the administration

is proposing the creation of a national identity card. The card would be available only to U.S. citizens and to registered aliens, and all persons would be required to