prep_RC 阅读文章分析

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In its 1903 decision in the case of Lone Wolf v. Hitchcock, the United States Supreme Court rejected the efforts of three Native American tribes to prevent the opening of tribal lands to non-Indian settlement without tribal consent. In his study of the Lone Wolf case, Blue Clark properly emphasizes the Court's assertion of a virtually unlimited unilateral power of Congress (the House of Representatives and the Senate) over Native American affairs. But he fails to note the decision's more far-reaching impact: shortly after Lone Wolf, the federal government totally abandoned negotiation and execution of formal written agreements with Indian tribes as a prerequisite for the implementation of federal Indian policy. Many commentators believe that this change had already occurred in 1871 when - following a dispute between the House and the Senate over which chamber should enjoy primacy in Indian affairs - Congress abolished the making of treaties with Native American tribes. But in reality the federal government continued to negotiate formal tribal agreements past the turn of the century, treating these documents not as treaties with sovereign nations requiring ratification by the Senate but simply as legislation to be passed by both houses of Congress. The Lone Wolf decision ended this era of formal negotiation and finally did away with what had increasingly become the empty formality of obtaining tribal consent.

（推断题）According to the passage, which of the following resulted from the Lone Wolf decision?

A TheSupreme Court took on a greater rolein Native American affairs.

B Native American tribes lost their legal standing as sovereign nations in their dealings with the federal government, but their ownership of tribal lands was confirmed.

C The federal governmentno longer needed to concludeaformal agreement with a Native American tribe in order to carry out policy decisionsthat affected the tribe.【对应原文“shortly after Lone Wolf, the federal government totally abandoned negotiation and executionof formal written agreementswith Indian tribes as aprerequisite for the implementationof federal Indian police”  同义改写】

DThe federal government began to appropriate tribal landsfor distribution to non-Indian settlers.

E Native American tribes were no longer able to challenge congressional actions by appealing to the Supreme Court.

(主旨题)The author of the passage is primarily concerned with

A identifying similarities in two different theories

B evaluating a work of scholarship

C analyzing the significance of a historical event  【对应原文“more far-reaching impact”, historical event=The Lone Wolf decision】

D debunkinga revisionist interpretation

E exploring the relationship between law and social reality

注：看看主旨句（文章中心）； 看看段落逻辑结构

（推断题）According to the passage, the congressional action of 1871had which of the following effects?

A Native American tribal agreements were treated as legislation that had to be passed by both houses of Congress.【对应原文“but simply as legislation to be passed by both houses of Congress.】

B The number of formal agreements negotiated between the federal government and Native American tribes decreased.

C The procedures for congressional approval and implementation of federal Indian policy were made more precise.

D It became more difficult for Congress to exercise unilateral authority over Native American affairs.

E The role of Congress in the ratification of treaties with sovereign nations was eventually undermined.

注：题目是”…. Following effects” 所以应该在提到1871句子的下一句找答案。