LNAT MCQ 4

Question 1

A passage argues that legalising a previously illegal activity will reduce its associated harms. The author is implicitly assuming that:

Accepted Answer

Prohibition is the primary driver of the activity's harms

Answer

The argument only makes sense if the illegal status itself (not the activity) is the main source of harm.

Question 2

Which of the following would be the STRONGEST evidence that a criminal justice system is failing its rehabilitative purpose?

Accepted Answer

High recidivism rates among released prisoners

Answer

High recidivism — reoffending after release — directly indicates that rehabilitation has not been achieved.

Question 3

A slippery slope argument claims that permitting euthanasia will inevitably lead to the forced killing of the elderly. For this argument to be logically sound, it must establish that:

Accepted Answer

Each step in the alleged chain of events will necessarily follow from the previous

Answer

A slippery slope argument is only valid if a causal chain connecting each step can be demonstrated.

Question 4

An LNAT passage discusses judicial review. The author argues courts should not strike down democratically passed legislation. Which principle does this position most closely align with?

Accepted Answer

Parliamentary sovereignty

Answer

The view that courts should not override democratically enacted laws reflects the doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty.

Question 5

A student reads the following: 'If a law is unjust, citizens have a moral right to disobey it.' Which philosopher is most closely associated with this type of civil disobedience argument?

Accepted Answer

Martin Luther King Jr. / Henry David Thoreau

Answer

Civil disobedience as a moral response to unjust laws was classically articulated by Thoreau and famously practised by Martin Luther King Jr.

LNAT - Law National Aptitude Test Practice Test

LNAT - Law National Aptitude Test Practice Test

LNAT MCQ 4