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What is the contrast between judicial restraint and judicial activism in the Supreme Court?(1 point)
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Judicial restraint means the court takes ownership of the issues; judicial activism means the court has a lot of power.

Judicial restraint means the court does not include its own preferences; judicial activism means the court is silent on the issues of the branches.

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


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

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The correct contrast between judicial restraint and judicial activism is:

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

Judicial restraint typically refers to the philosophy that judges should limit the exercise of their own power and defer to the elected branches of government, while judicial activism refers to a more interventionist approach where courts take an active role in changing laws or policies, typically by interpreting the Constitution or laws broadly.

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