Class action lawsuits
A) consist of written arguments submitted to the courts in support of one side of a case.
B) consist of lawsuits brought to the courts by one particular social class in society.
C) enable a group of similarly situated plaintiffs to combine similar grievances into a single suit.
D) enable organized interests groups to sue the federal government over a particular issue.
E) ask a court to take action against a particular group to stop them from injuring another group financially.
Ans: C) enable a group of similarly situated plaintiffs to combine similar grievances into a single suit.
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