What is Judicial Activism?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Judicial Activism is when judges make decisions based on personal, political, religious, etc. beliefs. This is also referred to as "legislating from the bench".

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The following summarizes the core issue for all three perspectives:

a. the role of military force. b. finding a formula for interethnic cooperation. c. power allocations at various levels of governance. d. dealing with aggressive states. e. creating stronger international collective-security capabilities.

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An explanation that focuses on the effects of ________ on policy outcomes in a country would most likely be an institutional explanation

a. geography and climate b. relative economic risks and rewards c. patriotic sentiment and political traditions d. the country's system of checks and balances

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Given a population of 18 men and 7 women, which of the two following scenarios is more likely?

A: A team of six people is assembled, of which three are men. B: A team of ten people is assembled, of which five are men.

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What is an effect of the rise of cable news programs such as CNN, Fox News and MSNBC?

a. Cable news has surpassed network news as the primary source of television news. b. Cable news has remained behind the networks in viewership despite recent gains. c. Cable news has focused on providing unbiased news to rival news network punditry. d. Cable news has become the most credible news resource for political news.

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