LSAT 106 | Section 4 | Reading Comprehension: Q2

RC Question 2 Explanation

DISCUSSION: Lines 26-29 describe the reason for the Mashpee’s lawsuit. Their lands were sold without federal approval.

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1. The Mashee suit was about the sale of land, not the increase in non-Mashpee residents. See lines 26-29.
    
   The increase in residents allowed the sale of land to happen, but it was the sale itself that was objectionable.
2. The statue was never repealed. I’m not sure what else to say. Many wrong answers say things that never occur in the passage.
3. Lines 19-21 suggest that the Mashpee had control over theland for quite some time after incorporation.
4. There are two possible deeds this could refer to, but either way this answer is wrong.
    
   This answer could refer to the former Mashpee land sold by the town (lines 24-26). In this case, the town would likely have argued that there was a deed, but that the deed was legitimately sold.
    
   The second deed could be a deed that showed the Mashpee had occupied the area as a self-governing tribe. Both sides agreed that no written deed existed (lines 39-43). The Mashpee relied on oral history, not a written deed.
5. CORRECT. Lines 26-29 say this directly. The Mashpee sued because the federal government hadn’t approved the sale of their lands.