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One of the more bizarre powers of the U.S. presidency is the more or l
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One of the more bizarre powers of the U.S. presidency is the more or less __________ authority to grant pardons, negating months or even years of criminal litigation in an instant.
| Two Answers |
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| A. impartial |
| B. unqualified |
| C. unbiased | D. executive | E. sweeping |
| F. tyrannical |
Re: One of the more bizarre powers of the U.S. presidency is the more or l
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31 Dec 2022, 05:00
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The key here is that the power to grant pardons can negate “months or years of criminal litigation in an instant.” That implies the power is quick and absolute. “Sweeping” correctly captures the absolute nature of this power. Although “unqualified” can mean without qualifications, it is also used to mean without limits. Using the less common second meaning of an everyday word like “unqualified” is a typical GRE test writer trick. “Unbiased” and “impartial” form another pair, but the meaning is not correct because although a person or a selection process could be described as “unbiased,” the authority to do something cannot be. “Tyrannical” is going too
The key here is that the power to grant pardons can negate “months or years of criminal litigation in an instant.” That implies the power is quick and absolute. “Sweeping” correctly captures the absolute nature of this power. Although “unqualified” can mean without qualifications, it is also used to mean without limits. Using the less common second meaning of an everyday word like “unqualified” is a typical GRE test writer trick. “Unbiased” and “impartial” form another pair, but the meaning is not correct because although a person or a selection process could be described as “unbiased,” the authority to do something cannot be. “Tyrannical” is going too
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13 Jan 2023, 04:05
13 Jan 2023, 04:05
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The key here is that the power to grant pardons can negate “months or years of criminal litigation in an instant.” That implies the power is quick and absolute. “Sweeping” correctly captures the absolute nature of this power. Although “unqualified” can mean without qualifications, it is also used to mean without limits. Using the less common second meaning of an everyday word like “unqualified” is a typical GRE test writer trick. “Unbiased” and “impartial” form another pair, but the meaning is not correct because although a person or a selection process could be described as “unbiased,” the authority to do something cannot be. “Tyrannical” is going too
The key here is that the power to grant pardons can negate “months or years of criminal litigation in an instant.” That implies the power is quick and absolute. “Sweeping” correctly captures the absolute nature of this power. Although “unqualified” can mean without qualifications, it is also used to mean without limits. Using the less common second meaning of an everyday word like “unqualified” is a typical GRE test writer trick. “Unbiased” and “impartial” form another pair, but the meaning is not correct because although a person or a selection process could be described as “unbiased,” the authority to do something cannot be. “Tyrannical” is going too
Hi Carcass,
I got this question wrong for I didn't think of the aforementioned meaning of unqualified, meaning unchecked. However, I'd still like to know what you think of word executive and in what all context can it be used? I chose sweeping and executive. I may have been influenced by ubiquitous use of phrase 'executive powers' which I am assuming was the author's intention.
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