Principle ApplicationDiff: Hardest
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: Country F has two strict rules for selling state companies: they must get the highest possible price, and they must ensure locals keep majority ownership for a year.
Reasoning: No reasoning (Fact Set).
Analysis: This is a 'Must be True' style question where we need to find a scenario that forces a contradiction between the two rules. The conflict will likely arise if the highest bidder is a foreign entity. If the government accepts the highest bid from a foreigner, they violate the domestic ownership rule; if they reject it to keep the company local, they violate the 'highest price' rule. Look for a situation where these two requirements are mutually exclusive.
Reasoning: No reasoning (Fact Set).
Analysis: This is a 'Must be True' style question where we need to find a scenario that forces a contradiction between the two rules. The conflict will likely arise if the highest bidder is a foreign entity. If the government accepts the highest bid from a foreigner, they violate the domestic ownership rule; if they reject it to keep the company local, they violate the 'highest price' rule. Look for a situation where these two requirements are mutually exclusive.
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Unlock Full Passage23.The government of Country F must violate at least one of the constitutional requirements described above if it is faced with which one of the following situations?
Correct Answer
E
E explicitly states that to ensure citizen-majority ownership, the government must impose restrictions that will reduce the sale price. So either it imposes those restrictions and violates the highest-price requirement, or it avoids them and risks losing majority citizen ownership. A violation is unavoidable.
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