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During the 1930s, President Roosevelt’s New Deal greatly expanded federal authority by creating numerous agencies whose sole purpose was to deliver emergency financial relief during the Great Depression. By the early 1950s, however, many policymakers argued that several of these agencies had over-stepped the narrow, temporary powers granted in their founding charters and therefore should be dismantled. Many prominent economists of that period agreed with the policymakers, since ____________________.
Which of the following most logically completes the argument?
A. further expansion of federal authority would hamper economic growth and increase the risk of another downturn.
B. evidence indicated that several New Deal agencies were already exercising powers beyond those authorized in their charters, producing market distortions that outweighed the benefits.
C. polls showed that a majority of Americans feared an excessively powerful federal government more than they feared another depression.
D. most New Deal agencies were created to provide short-term relief rather than to assure long-term economic stability.
E. many policymakers regarded federal regulation of the market as an emergency measure that, by its nature, should remain temporary.
Which of the following most logically completes the argument?
A. further expansion of federal authority would hamper economic growth and increase the risk of another downturn.
B. evidence indicated that several New Deal agencies were already exercising powers beyond those authorized in their charters, producing market distortions that outweighed the benefits.
C. polls showed that a majority of Americans feared an excessively powerful federal government more than they feared another depression.
D. most New Deal agencies were created to provide short-term relief rather than to assure long-term economic stability.
E. many policymakers regarded federal regulation of the market as an emergency measure that, by its nature, should remain temporary.
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During the 1930s, President Roosevelt’s New Deal greatly expanded federal authority by creating numerous agencies whose sole purpose was to deliver emergency financial relief during the Great Depression. By the early 1950s, however, many policymakers argued that several of these agencies had over-stepped the narrow, temporary powers granted in their founding charters and therefore should be dismantled. Many prominent economists of that period agreed with the policymakers, since ____________________.
Which of the following most logically completes the argument?
A. further expansion of federal authority would hamper economic growth and increase the risk of another downturn.
B. evidence indicated that several New Deal agencies were already exercising powers beyond those authorized in their charters, producing market distortions that outweighed the benefits.
C. polls showed that a majority of Americans feared an excessively powerful federal government more than they feared another depression.
D. most New Deal agencies were created to provide short-term relief rather than to assure long-term economic stability.
E. many policymakers regarded federal regulation of the market as an emergency measure that, by its nature, should remain temporary.
Identify the argument’s core and the logical gap:
Premise 1 (1930s): New Deal agencies were granted narrow, temporary authority to give emergency relief.
Premise 2 (early 1950s): Policymakers now say several agencies have over-stepped those limits and should be dismantled.
Conclusion: Economists of that era side with the policymakers.
Missing link (“since _____”): Economists must have evidence that (a) the agencies truly exceeded their charters and (b) the resulting over-reach is economically harmful.
Only a statement that simultaneously confirms over-reach and shows it hurts the economy will seal that gap.
A. “further expansion of federal authority would hamper economic growth and increase the risk of another downturn.”
Why it fails: Warns against future expansion, but the argument is about dismantling agencies that already exist. Economists could oppose additional power yet see no reason to abolish current agencies, so this does not justify siding with policymakers.
B. (Correct) Why it works: Gives both crucial pieces: (i) confirms actual over-reach (“beyond those authorized”) and (ii) shows economic harm (“market distortions that outweighed the benefits”). That is exactly the rationale economists would cite in supporting dismantlement.
C. “polls showed that a majority of Americans feared an excessively powerful federal government more than they feared another depression.”
Why it fails: Reports public opinion, not economists’ reasoning. The economists’ agreement must rest on economic evidence, not on what the general public fears.
D. “most New Deal agencies were created to provide short-term relief rather than to assure long-term economic stability.”
Why it’s incomplete: States the original, temporary mission but never shows that keeping the agencies now is harmful. Economists could believe the mission is finished yet regard the agencies as harmless placeholders; without evidence of damage, dismantlement is not logically compelled.
E. “many policymakers regarded federal regulation of the market as an emergency measure that, by its nature, should remain temporary.”
Why it fails: Merely restates the policymakers’ own viewpoint; it does not present an independent economic justification for why economists concur. Repeating someone else’s premise does not explain the economists’ stance.
Answer: B
During the 1930s, President Roosevelt’s New Deal greatly expanded federal authority by creating numerous agencies whose sole purpose was to deliver emergency financial relief during the Great Depression. By the early 1950s, however, many policymakers argued that several of these agencies had over-stepped the narrow, temporary powers granted in their founding charters and therefore should be dismantled. Many prominent economists of that period agreed with the policymakers, since ____________________.
Which of the following most logically completes the argument?
A. further expansion of federal authority would hamper economic growth and increase the risk of another downturn.
B. evidence indicated that several New Deal agencies were already exercising powers beyond those authorized in their charters, producing market distortions that outweighed the benefits.
C. polls showed that a majority of Americans feared an excessively powerful federal government more than they feared another depression.
D. most New Deal agencies were created to provide short-term relief rather than to assure long-term economic stability.
E. many policymakers regarded federal regulation of the market as an emergency measure that, by its nature, should remain temporary.
Identify the argument’s core and the logical gap:
Premise 1 (1930s): New Deal agencies were granted narrow, temporary authority to give emergency relief.
Premise 2 (early 1950s): Policymakers now say several agencies have over-stepped those limits and should be dismantled.
Conclusion: Economists of that era side with the policymakers.
Missing link (“since _____”): Economists must have evidence that (a) the agencies truly exceeded their charters and (b) the resulting over-reach is economically harmful.
Only a statement that simultaneously confirms over-reach and shows it hurts the economy will seal that gap.
A. “further expansion of federal authority would hamper economic growth and increase the risk of another downturn.”
Why it fails: Warns against future expansion, but the argument is about dismantling agencies that already exist. Economists could oppose additional power yet see no reason to abolish current agencies, so this does not justify siding with policymakers.
B. (Correct) Why it works: Gives both crucial pieces: (i) confirms actual over-reach (“beyond those authorized”) and (ii) shows economic harm (“market distortions that outweighed the benefits”). That is exactly the rationale economists would cite in supporting dismantlement.
C. “polls showed that a majority of Americans feared an excessively powerful federal government more than they feared another depression.”
Why it fails: Reports public opinion, not economists’ reasoning. The economists’ agreement must rest on economic evidence, not on what the general public fears.
D. “most New Deal agencies were created to provide short-term relief rather than to assure long-term economic stability.”
Why it’s incomplete: States the original, temporary mission but never shows that keeping the agencies now is harmful. Economists could believe the mission is finished yet regard the agencies as harmless placeholders; without evidence of damage, dismantlement is not logically compelled.
E. “many policymakers regarded federal regulation of the market as an emergency measure that, by its nature, should remain temporary.”
Why it fails: Merely restates the policymakers’ own viewpoint; it does not present an independent economic justification for why economists concur. Repeating someone else’s premise does not explain the economists’ stance.
Answer: B
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