What is the contrast between judicial restraint and judicial activism in the Supreme Court?

Question

A. Judicial restraint means the court does not get involved; judicial activism means the court reviews the action.
B. Judicial restraint means the court reviews the action; judicial activism means the court does not get involved.
C. Judicial restraint means the court takes ownership of the issues; judicial activism means the court has a lot of power.
D. Judicial restraint means the court does not include its own preferences; judicial activism means the court is silent on the issues of the branches.

Answer 1

The correct contrast between judicial restraint and judicial activism is:

A. Judicial restraint means the court does not get involved; judicial activism means the court reviews the action.

Judicial restraint refers to a philosophy where courts limit their own power to intervene and prefer to uphold the decisions of the elected branches of government, while judicial activism involves the courts taking a more active role in reviewing and overturning actions by those branches when they believe such actions are unconstitutional or unjust.