Deck 7: Mobilizing the Law: Litigants, Interest Groups, Court Cases, and the Media

Question 1

Which of the following is an example of legal mobilization?

A) reporting a crime
B) interpreting the meaning of words
C) locating the law
D) filling in gaps in the law

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Arbitration differs from mediation because the decision:

A) is binding
B) is made by a judge
C) always favors the plaintiff
D) is directly appealed to the Supreme Court

Answer 2

A

Question 3

A class action lawsuit is brought by:

A) inmates in order to receive access to education
B) the government against illegal aliens
C) a group of people in a similar situation
D) one person or interest group on behalf of others

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The difference between private and a public?policy oriented lawsuit is:

A) the court which hears them
B) the involvement of the government
C) the right to an appeal
D) there are no differences

Question 5

Amicus curiae means:

A) gatekeepers in law
B) friend of the court
C) to influence greatly
D) to influence little
E) attorney at law

Question 6

Traditional litigation is distinguished by:

A) a bipolar lawsuit
B) a future orientation
C) its retrospective nature
D) a and c
E) a, b, and c

Question 7

Interest group activity in the courts is:

A) increasing
B) decreasing
C) about the same over the past 40 years
D) not allowed

Question 8

Diagnostic adjudication is frequently associated with which type of court?

A) probate
B) divorce
C) juvenile
D) criminal

Question 9

Which of the following is not a form of adjudicatory process?

A) procedural
B) decisional
C) diagnostic
D) resolution

Question 10

The process by which parties submit a dispute to a third party to impose a binding decision is called:

A) litigation
B) mediation
C) negotiation
D) arbitration
E) settlement

Question 11

Which type of case is most likely to require a lawyer to spend considerable time talking with the client about the law?

A) one?shotters versus one?shotters
B) one?shotters versus repeat players
C) repeat players versus repeat players
D) repeat players versus one?shotters

Question 12

Party capability is:

A) unrelated to litigant success
B) determined by the level of appeal
C) related to litigant success
D) assumed to be equal according to the continental law

Question 13

A school desegregation case is an example of a:

A) policy oriented private lawsuit
B) repeat players versus one?shotters
C) policy oriented public lawsuit
D) habeas corpus petition
E) one?shotters versus one?shotters

Question 14

Cases in which there is really no conflict but only the need for a formal authorization to a private settlement, can be solved by:

A) adjudicatory process
B) judicial discretion
C) routine administration
D) judicial injunctions

Question 15

Which procedures give the parties the most control over the outcome of the dispute?

A) litigation
B) arbitration
C) mediation
D) police involvement

Question 16

Legal mobilization is:

A) the decision by a judge in a civil court case
B) interest group sponsorship of a case
C) how the legal system acquires its cases
D) stare decisis

Question 17

The most formal of dispute processing institutions are:

A) arbitrators
B) ministers
C) mediators
D) courts

Question 18

The term one?shotter refers to:

A) groups with a long-term interest in policy outcomes
B) litigants who make only occasional recourse to the courts
C) litigants who choose other dispute resolutions for their first case
D) groups who file their complaint only in one court

Question 19

A criminal case is an example of:

A) one-shotters against repeat players
B) prosecutorial discretion
C) repeat players against one-shotters
D) the ability of courts to function properly

Question 20

Interest group strategies to influence the courts include:

A) direct sponsorship
B) amicus curiae briefs
C) class action lawsuits
D) judicial nominations
E) all of the above

Question 21

Most lawsuits in the United States involve policy litigation.

Question 22

Why is the one-shotter v. repeat player framework so appealing to social scientists studying the courts?

Question 23

Compare and contrast traditional and policy oriented lawsuits.

Question 24

Mediation focuses on a resolution to a dispute that both parties find satisfactory.

Question 25

What is meant by mobilization of the law and why are political scientists interested in this phenomenon?

Question 26

The proceedings of the United States Supreme Court can be seen on Court TV.

Question 27

With regard to media coverage of court cases:

A) the Constitution gives the media the right to cover all parts of court cases
B) media have only those rights granted to them by judges
C) parties work to balance open access and the need for a fair trial
D) lawyers for the parties work out in advance the level of media coverage for court activities

Question 28

Interest groups try to influence judicial nominations.

Question 29

How do interest groups try to influence law and courts?

Question 30

One-shotters enjoy an advantage in legal experience over repeat players.