Explain the difference between the judicial restraint approach and the activist approach.
What will be an ideal response?
?Restraint:Judges should judge, confining themselves to only applying those rules stated or clearly implied by the language of the Constitution.?Activist: Judges should discover the general principles underlying the Constitution and amplify those principles on the basis of some moral or economic philosophy.
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In 1970, Congress passed a measure lowering the voting age from twenty-one to eighteen in both state and federal elections. The Supreme Court, however, declared this measure unconstitutional in
a. Oregon v. Mitchell. b. Massachusetts v. Laird. c. Kissinger v. Halperin. d. Texas v. Johnson.
The states play a key role in social welfare, public education, and law enforcement.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)