Discuss judicial restraint and why some judges choose to practice it.
What will be an ideal response?
Some judges, following from the notion that judges, like other federal officials, are chosen to carry out the people's will, exercise judicial restraint-the limiting of their own power as judges. Practitioners believe that the judiciary, as the least democratic branch of government, should not check the power of the democratically elected branches unless their actions clearly violate the Constitution.
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Why do conservatives favor cutting taxes for the wealthy?
a. They believe the wealthy will spend and invest more money, benefiting the economy. b. They believe the wealthy will contribute more to charity, benefiting people in need. c. They believe that all taxes should be eliminated. d. They believe the wealthy will contribute more to political campaigns, thus helping to elect conservatives.
A British researcher claimed to have research results that indicated that autism was caused by compounds in vaccines that children routinely receive. Other scientists who evaluated the research concluded that
a. the link between vaccines and autism was stronger than originally claimed. b. parents of children with autism acted appropriately when they refrained from having their children vaccinated. c. parental activism was responsible for bringing this hidden problem to light. d. there is actually no evidence linking autism and vaccinations.
The “first wave” of export of the modern state refers to
a. the American continent in the sixteenth century b. Asia in the nineteenth century c. Africa in the mid-nineteenth century d. the early 1960s
In what ways did Abraham Lincoln overstep the bounds of his constitutional authority during the Civil War?
What will be an ideal response?