When Interest Groups Involved in Litigation Pursue a Pattern-Of-Cases Strategy

question 33

Multiple Choice

When interest groups involved in litigation pursue a pattern-of-cases strategy, they are

• A) using legal arguments that have won in the past.
• B) bringing the same type of suit into multiple circuits, hoping that a contradiction in rulings will bring about a Supreme Court review.
• C) shopping around for the district where the likelihood of a favorable decision is highest.
• D) filing multiple friend-of-the-court briefs, in the hope of influencing the legal arguments of the Supreme Court.
• E) filing cases in different courts on the same subject.

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Definitions:

Collective Unconscious

A term coined by Carl Jung to describe the part of the unconscious mind that is derived from ancestral memory and experience and is common to all humankind.

Accountable

Being responsible for one's actions or decisions, often implying a willingness to explain or be judged for them.

Anonymous

This term describes something or someone whose name is not known or not made public, often used in situations requiring privacy or confidentiality.

Deindividuation

It refers to the phenomenon where people in groups feel less accountable for their actions, which can result in an increase in impulsive and deviant acts due to a sense of anonymity.