The belief that judges should interpret the provisions of a constitution according to the meaning of the language at the time the document was composed is known as
a. judicial self-restraint.
b. judicial activism.
c. textualism.
d. stare decisis.
e. living constitution.
C
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a. conference committee b. electoral college c. leadership conference d. party caucus
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A. Republican candidates B. Democratic candidates C. Green Party candidates D. other third party candidates (such as Libertarians)
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A) an admission by the Court of a grievous error. B) a willingness to consider a political question. C) a pathway to affirmative action was soon to open. D) a return to judicial restraint. E) a lapse in long-held ideological ideals.
Ethologists, who study animal behavior, often employ
A) Naturalistic methods. B) Survey research. C) Archival investigations. D) None of the above