Define judicial activism, and provide an example of a Supreme Court decision that resulted from this stance.
What will be an ideal response?
Judicial activism refers to the courts' willingness to step away from past precedents, thereby creating new laws and policies. It reflects the notion that the role of the courts is to check the power of the federal and state executive and legislative branches when those governmental entities exceed their authority. During the Warren Court between 1953 and 1969, the Supreme Court took an activist stance, most notably in rejecting the constitutionality of racial segregation.
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