Utk P wrote:
Why is "C" not an answer ?
Which of the following best completes the passage below?
In opposing government regulation of business, conservatives often appeal to the Jeffersonian ideal of limited government, expressing the wish that government would "get off the backs of the American people." Yet, paradoxically, many of these same conservatives address questions of private morality, such as those dealing with sexual behavior, by calling for______
(A) a return to the restrictive sexual morality of the Victorian era
(B) a strengthening of the role of the family in setting moral norms for society
(C) a limitation on the amount of sexually provocative material appearing in books, motives, and television shows
(D) greater freedom for individuals to choose their own way of handling sexual issues
(E) an increased governmental role in the regulation and control of private sexual behavior
Here, paradoxically hints that we should choose an option which is opposite of what the conservatives appeal, i.e. something which is not in line with the Jeffersonian ideal of limited government.
Therefore, we can eliminate A, B and D. Between C and E, C suggests that the conservatives call for a limitation on an issue, which becomes an individual's opinion and not a governmental restriction. This is not exactly what we are looking for. We should look out for the option which evinces
increased governmental role (opposite to Jeffersonian ideal). Hence, E is the correct choice.