Question

Justices practice judicial restraint when they
make rulings that change the laws passed by Congress.
make narrow decisions that only relate to a specific case.
infer rights not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution.
restrict the power of the president to impose new rules.

Answer 1

Correct answer: make narrow decisions that only relate to a specific case.

Why:
- Judicial restraint emphasizes deference to the elected branches and avoiding broad rulings or overturning legislation. That leads to narrow, case‑specific decisions.
- “Make rulings that change the laws passed by Congress” is the opposite (judicial activism).
- “Infer rights not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution” is also activism (creating new constitutional rights by interpretation).
- “Restrict the power of the president to impose new rules” can be either, but often blocking executive action is not characteristic of restraint unless the action clearly violates the Constitution or statute.