A lawsuit filed by one person on behalf of that person and all similarly situated individuals is known as which of the following kinds of suit?

A. Amicus curiae
B. Appeal
C. Plurality action
D. Class action
E. Writ of habeas corpus


Answer: D

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a. felony b. misdemeanor c. white-collar crime d. tort e. civil rights violation

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States have regulated judicial elections much more heavily than they have legislative or gubernatorial races in order to

a. avoid appearances of bribery but not other illicit activities. b. prevent conflicts of interest developing between judges and campaign donors. c. take power away from the judiciary and redistribute it among the other two branches. d. control the type of judges that will eventually be elected to the bench.

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In a set of scores with a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15, what raw score is

represented by a z-score of 2.00? a) 115 b) 130 c) 100 d) 70

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