Test 3

Question 1

LEAF

Answer 1

Equality rights

Question 2

CCLA

Answer 2

Due process rights

Question 3

Interest groups

Answer 3

Primary purpose is to seek policy change or stop change from taking place
-This is because courts are policy-making bodies

Question 4

Political Disadvantage Theory

Answer 4

Interest groups litigate becaue they’re unable to penetrate other branches of gov’t
-Groups look to litigate when “all else fails” & they are unable to achieve their policy objective through the more traditional routes, such as legislation.

Question 5

NAACP

Answer 5

National Association for Advancing Colored People

Question 6

Interest groups are advantaged. why?

Answer 6

Well funded even have access to government money

Question 7

Indirect Strategies for Influencing Courts (3)

Answer 7

1) Educate lawyer & Judiciary (legal education)
2) Media Strategy - Inform public
3) Writing Articles in Law Review - Law reviewing lobbying

Question 8

Law Reviewing Lobbying Define

Answer 8

where legal expert affiliate (or sympathetic to) particular gorups published articles in law reviews arguing in favor on certain interpretation.

Build credibility/support

Question 9

Mandatory Judicial Bill C-337 Define

Answer 9

Mandates judicial education for judges hearing sex assasult cases. Questions of whether content of curriculim influenced by interest groups which now promtes their own stereotypes & rape myths

Question 10

Name Direct Strategy (3)

Answer 10

1) Sponsorship of Cases - LONG TERM
2) Strategic Litigation
3) Intervention

Question 11

Strategic Litigation

Answer 11

Efforts at changing policy throuh the use of a selected cases with favourable