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itsmyluck

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One who interprets the Constitution based on the original intent of its framers would be called a(n)
 
  a. judicial activist.
  b. traditionalist.
  c. evolving constitutionalist.
  d. strict constructionist.
  e. strict constitutionalist.

Question 2

Judicial activism is the charge that
 
  a. extremists use the court system as a platform from which to air their opinions.
  b. federal judges read their own policy preferences into the fundamental law, under the guise of interpreting the Constitution.
  c. Congress uses the judicial branch to strike down executive orders with which it disagrees when the majority party cannot obtain enough votes to override them.
  d. the president uses the Court to force legislation that Congress refuses to pass.
  e. Congress illegally passes statutes that restrict the Courts ability to interpret laws.



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B



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