Question

Campaigning for election to provincial or state office frequently requires that a candidate spend much time and energy catering to the interests of national party officials who can help the candidate to win office. The elected officials who campaign for reelection while they are in office thus often fail to serve the interests of their local consistencies.
Which one of the following is an assumption made by the argument?
(A) Catering to the interests of national party officials sometimes conflicts with serving the interests of a provincial or state official’s local constituencies.
(B) Only by catering to the interests of national party officials can those who hold provincial or state office win reelection.
(C) The interests of local constituencies are well served only by elected officials who do not cater to the interests of national party officials.
(D) Officials elected to provincial or state office are obligated to serve only the interests of constituents who belong to the same party as do the officials.
(E) All elected officials are likely to seek reelection to those offices that are not limited to one term.

Answer 1

Answer:

(A) Catering to the interests of national party officials sometimes conflicts with serving the interests of a provincial or state official’s local constituencies.

Explanation:

The best assumption made by the argument is that the interest of the national party sometimes conflicts with the interest of the local citizens thus making the provincial officials or state officials fail in serving the interest of their local constituencies.

Option B and C is incorrect because the argument made does not suggest that elections are won only on the basis of serving national party interest and neither does the argument assert that the interest of local constituencies are well served only by elected officials who do not cater to the interest of national party officials.

Option D is also incorrect because not only does the argument not mention that elected officials should only cater for the interest of the constituency, elected officials also have a responsibility to the party on whose platform the won elections.

Option E is wrong, it is out of the focus of the argument.