Question

1. what kind of judicial decision - making acknowledges the power of judges deferring to the actions of the legislative and executive branches, except in cases where those actions are clearly unconstitutional?

options:
○ judicial activism
○ judicial majority
○ judicial restraint
○ judicial constitutionality
clear all

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Judicial activism: Involves judges being more proactive in interpreting the law, often overturning legislative/executive actions, which does not match the "deferring" description.
• Judicial majority: Refers to decisions made by a majority of judges, not about deference to other branches.
• Judicial restraint: Is the principle where judges defer to legislative and executive actions unless they are clearly unconstitutional, matching the question’s description.
• Judicial constitutionality: Is not a standard term for this concept; the focus is on deference, not just constitutionality.

Answer:

C. Judicial restraint