Why Is Standing an Important Criterion for the Supreme Court

question 86

Multiple Choice

Why is standing an important criterion for the Supreme Court?

• A) It can only be used if the mootness criterion is also used.
• B) It allows the Supreme Court to duck hearing politically sensitive cases by ruling that the plaintiff does not have standing.
• C) It prevents the Supreme Court from being biased in the way it rules on cases.
• D) It supports the Rule of Four in helping Supreme Court justices decide which cases to hear.
• E) It helps interest groups know whether or not they can submit an amicus curiae brief.

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