What is the role of the judicial branch?
Judicial Activism and Judicial Restraint

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Monica Gaudin
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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to make laws
to enforce laws
to interpret laws
to impeach a president
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What is judicial activism?
the belief that justices should narrowly interpret the Constitution and defer decision making power to elected officials
the power a court has to hear legal cases and make legal decisions regarding those cases
the judicial branch's power to nullify governmental acts that violate the Constitution
the belief that justices should defend rights an liberties even if they're not explicitly stated in the Constitution
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Idea that the Supreme Court has the ability to determine if the actions of government or government officials is constitutional
judicial review
judicial restraint
judicial activism
precedent
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Which of the following statements best explains how judicial activism influences decisions made by individual justices when deciding cases heard by the Court?
Justices are influenced by the social effects the decision might have on the public
Justices are more likely to defer to previous Supreme Court decisions
Justices are influenced by the public opinion on a case rather than constitutional interpretation
Justices are less likely to strike down laws and policies as unconstitutional
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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The Supreme Court ruled in Baker v. Carr (1962) the idea of "one person, one vote" because:
Citizens found a loophole and were able to case multiple ballots in an election, giving advantage to the candidate who's voters showed up the most.
Representatives were voting for every member of their constituency, which took too much time.
Non-citizens were able to show up and vote in elections.
Representatives were not redistricting their states even after Census results showed a shift in population from rural to urban areas.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Judicial philosophy in which justices create and influence law from the bench
judicial review
judicial activism
judicial restraint
constitutional interpretation
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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The reluctance to interpret the law and to hesitate to overturn existing precedent unless it is obviously unconstitutional is called what?
judicial restraint
constitutional interpretation
judicial review
judicial activism
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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The practice of interpreting the Constitution in light of the norms and values of present day society is referred to as
judicial restraint
jurist prudence
judicial activism
appellate jurisdiction
9.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Philosophy proposing that judges should interpret the Constitution to reflect what the framers intended and what its words literally say.
judicial activism
precedent
judicial restraint
original juridiction
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