Like other tribal nations, the Muscogee (Creek) Nation is self-governing; its National Council generates laws regulating aspects of community life...
GMAT Craft and Structure : (Structure) Questions
Like other tribal nations, the Muscogee (Creek) Nation is self-governing; its National Council generates laws regulating aspects of community life such as land use and healthcare, while the principal chief and cabinet officials ________ those laws by devising policies and administering services in accordance with them.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
implement
presume
improvise
mimic
Step 1: Decode and Map the Passage
Create Passage Analysis Table
| Text from Passage | Analysis |
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| 'Like other tribal nations, the Muscogee (Creek) Nation is self-governing;' |
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| 'its National Council generates laws regulating aspects of community life such as land use and healthcare,' |
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| 'while the principal chief and cabinet officials' |
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| 'those laws by devising policies and administering services in accordance with them.' |
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Provide Passage Architecture & Core Elements
Main Point: The Muscogee Nation has a two-part government where the National Council makes laws and the principal chief with cabinet officials carry out those laws through policies and services.
Argument Flow: The passage establishes that the Muscogee Nation is self-governing, then explains how their government works in two parts - one group makes the laws, another group takes action on those laws through practical execution.
Step 2: Interpret the Question Precisely
This is a fill-in-the-blank question asking us to choose the best logical connector. The answer must create the right relationship between what comes before and after the blank.
Step 3: Prethink the Answer
- We need a word that describes what the principal chief and cabinet officials do with the laws that the National Council creates
- The context clues show they do this 'by devising policies and administering services in accordance with them'
- This tells us they're taking the laws and putting them into practical action
- The right answer should describe the action of putting laws into practice or carrying them out
implement
✓ Correct
- 'Implement' means to put into effect or carry out
- This perfectly matches what we expect - the chief and cabinet put the laws into practice through policies and services
- The phrase 'in accordance with them' confirms they're following and executing the laws
presume
✗ Incorrect
- 'Presume' means to suppose or assume something is true
- This doesn't make logical sense - you don't 'presume laws by devising policies'
- The context shows active execution, not assumption
improvise
✗ Incorrect
- 'Improvise' means to make something up spontaneously without preparation
- This contradicts the careful, structured approach described ('in accordance with them')
- Students might think improvisation sounds like creativity in policy-making, but the passage emphasizes following established laws
mimic
✗ Incorrect
- 'Mimic' means to copy or imitate
- While there's some logic to following laws, 'mimic' doesn't capture the active policy creation and service administration described
- The passage shows they're doing more than just copying - they're actively implementing