Author Question: Justice Antonin Scalia calls himself a textualist. What Scalia means by textualism is that: A) ... (Read 74 times)

kellyjaisingh · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

Justice Antonin Scalia calls himself a textualist. What Scalia means by textualism is that:

A) when determining the meaning of legislation, he looks at the Constitution in the context of today's society.
B) he actively uses his powers to check the legislative and executive branches to ensure that they do not exceed their authority.
C) he defers to the decisions of the legislative and executive branches of the United States government.
D) when determining the meaning of legislation, he refuses to consider anything other than the actual transcript of the law.
E) when determining the meaning of legislation, he considers the nature of the problem the legislation was meant to address.

Question 2

In the context of Supreme Court conferences, an opinion that commands the support of more than half of the justices is called a _____.

A) weighted opinion
B) maximal opinion
C) consensus opinion
D) majority opinion
E) winning opinion