Question

Fill in the blank with a suitable option:
The "pragmatic approach" mentioned in the line "This pragmatic approach is buttressed by Arizona vs. California" is best defined as one that ________________.

• A. Grants recognition to reservations that were never formally established but that have traditionally been treated as such
• B. Determines the water rights of all citizens in a particular region by examining the actual history of water usage in that region
• C. Gives federal courts the right to reserve water along with land even when it is clear that the government originally intended to reserve only the land
• D. Bases the decision to recognize the legal rights of a group on the practical effect such a recognition is likely to have on other citizens
• E. Dictates that courts ignore precedents set by such cases as Winters v. United States in deciding what water rights belong to reserved land

Answer 1

The correct option is A Grants recognition to reservations that were never formally established but that have traditionally been treated as such

The second paragraph from the passage explains how recognition has been granted to those reservations that were never formally established, based on the traditions that they practice. It gives the example of the Rio Grande pueblos. The 'pragmatic approach' mentioned in "This pragmatic approach is buttressed..." refers to this recognition granted to reservations based on already existing practices. Therefore, option A is the answer.