In one state, all cities and most towns have antismoking ordinances. A petition entitled "Petition for Statewide Smoking Restriction" is being circulated to voters by campaign workers who ask only, "Do you want to sign a petition for statewide smoking restriction?" The petition advocates a state law banning smoking in most retail establishments and in government offices that are open to the public.
Which of the following circumstances would make the petition as circulated misleading to voters who understand the proposal as extending the local ordinances statewide?
T-4-Q38 In one state, all cities and most towns have antismoking ordinances, a petition entitled “Petition for Statewide Smoking Restriction” is being circulated to voters by campaign workers who ask only, “Do you want to sign a petition for statewide smoking restriction?” The petition advocates a state law banning smoking in most retail establishments and in government offices that are open to the public. Which of the following circumstances would make the petition as circulated misleading to voters who understand the proposal as extending the local ordinances statewide?
A. Health costs associated with smoking cause health insurance premiums to rise for everyone and so affect nonsmokers. B. In rural areas of the state, there are relatively few retail establishments and government offices that are open to the public. C. The state law would supersede the local antismoking ordinances, which contain stronger bans than the state law does. D. There is considerable sentiment among voters in most areas of the state for restriction of smoking. E. The state law would not affect existing local ordinances banning smoking in places where the fire authorities have determined that smoking would constitute a fire hazard.
这题B就一点,rural area只是relatively few 不是没有,所以不影响extending local ordinances statewide... 有2个也可以extending 有10个也可以extending 所以并没有误导,还是extending了
所以正确C, state law supersedes local law 所以本来群众以为同样的law会被extended to statewide,但结果local law被削弱了 注意就是变成从本来可能是以前全city禁烟变成只有retail和gov offices禁烟了,所以mislead了投票者,因为他们投完票(这些人就是那些who understand the proposal as extending the local ordinances statewide)结果发现local law反而被削弱了。