When Interest Groups Use a "Pattern of Cases" Strategy,they

question 68

Multiple Choice

When interest groups use a "pattern of cases" strategy,they

• A)submit amicus curiae briefs in every case that addresses their organization's primary issues in the hopes that their framing of the legal questions raised in each case will persuade the justices.
• B)bring the same type of suit in more than one circuit in the hopes that inconsistent treatment by two different courts will improve the chance of a Supreme Court review.
• C)avoid filing any lawsuits until the composition of the court changes in a way that makes their preferred ruling more likely.
• D)attempt to prevent federal court nominees who are likely to oppose their agenda from being confirmed by the Senate.

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Definitions:

External Attributions

The process of explaining one's own or others' behavior as caused by external factors, circumstances, or the situation.

Unstable Attributions

Refers to the tendency to make inconsistent explanations for the behavior of oneself or others.

Internal Attribution

The process of explaining an individual's behavior by attributing it to internal characteristics, such as personality traits, motives, or attitudes, rather than external factors.

Internal Attributions

The process of ascribing the cause of one's own or others' behavior to personal characteristics or traits rather than to external factors.