Unit 4d: chapter 16

Question 1

class action suits

Answer 1

lawsuits permitting a small number of people to sue on behalf of all other people similarly situated.

Question 2

justiciable disputes

Answer 2

a constraint on the courts, requiring that a case must be capable of being settled by legal methods.

Question 3

standing to sue

Answer 3

the requirement that plaintiffs have a serious interest in a case, which depends on whether they have sustained or are likely to sustain a direct and substantial injury from a party or an action of government.