What is judicial restraint?

a. It is the U.S. Supreme Court declaring a state legislature act unconstitutional.
b. It is the concept that judges should restrain from legislating from the bench and only rule against a law if it is a clear violation of the Constitution.
c. It is the doctrine of separate-but-equal.
d. It is the legislature restraining itself from passing laws.
e. It is state judges not ruling and passing the case to the Supreme Court.

b

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A. Voters who contest elections as independents are automatically enrolled in the party for whom they vote. B. Voters request the ballot for the party of their choice, either the Democratic ballot or the Republican ballot. C. Voters are not allowed to vote for a party's candidates unless they belong to the party. D. Voters are required to declare their party affiliations on Election Day. E. Voters can choose the candidates of more than one party.

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