Tons of SC questions

silverturtle
Sat, 02 Jan 2010 13:46:32 +0000

Vorting the party line was for the Johnsons a matter of ---- rather than one of commitment; being ---- was simply a way for them to achieve their personal goals
A) affiliation…duplicitous (what i put)
B) politics…arbitrary
C) survival…resitant
D) conscience…predictable
E) pragmatism…loyal (answer)



The sentence is saying that the Johnsons always voted for the candidate that was in their party, regardless of any other factors. They weren’t being deceptive.

Words that would work for the second blank: “partisanship,” “consistency,” or “fidelity.”

“loyalty” matches “fidelity.” “predictability” could work too.

Choice (D): What they were doing was not a matter of “conscience,” which would normally be associated with guilt.

Choice (E): “pragmatism” wouldn’t be my first guess for the blank; “selfishness” would probably be a more intuitive answer. However, “pragmatism” is logical in that they vote for their party in order to empower those with similar ideological stances; that is, they see partisanship as a practical vehicle for proliferating their views.