Define and explain the difference between judicial restraint and judicial activism
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Good answers should identify judicial restraint as limiting a decision to the facts of the particular case before the court while judicial activism sees cases as an opportunity to interpret the constitution with an eye for sweeping changes in the future.
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