#10 - Concept Reference, Must Be True

[Administrator]

Complete Question Explanation

The correct answer choice is (E).

Answer choice (A):

Answer choice (B):

Answer choice (C):

Answer choice (D):

Answer choice (E): This is the correct answer choice.

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[sofisofi]

Hi I was wondering if I could get an explaination for why E was right?
thanks!

[Luke Haqq]

Hi sofisofi!

Happy to address why (E) is correct. We're asked to identify a plaintiff who would likely be denied standing.

The passage indicates three types of plaintiffs that courts have recognized may have standing: "the deceased’s heirs, the owner of the property on which the grave is located, and parties, including organizations or distant relatives of the deceased, that have a clear interest in the preservation of a particular grave" (lines 9-13).

Answer choice (E) describes a plaintiff "who seeks the return of artifacts taken from the ancient burial grounds of disparate tribes and now displayed in a museum." This answer choice doesn't mention the person being an heir or owning the property. There's also no indication that this person is among "parties, including organizations or distant relatives of the deceased, that have a clear interest in the preservation of a particular grave." The plaintiff might be said to have taken a general interest in the artifacts, given the attempt to have them returned, but anyone seeking to do so could claim this general interest--instead, to establish standing requires a "clear interest" in a "particular grave." Lastly, the plaintiff in (E) is not interested in a particular grave but rather "ancient burial grounds of disparate tribes." The person in (E) therefore does not meet any of three possible ways of establishing standing given in the passage.