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Writing Workshop: Researching an Agency — Unit test

Question 32 • Fall 24 American Government/Civics IC

When a court interprets laws in a way that creates or promotes social change and wrestles with moral issues, it is engaging in judicial

Answer
A
restraint.
B
review.
C
activism.
D
precedent.

Explanation

Judicial activism is when courts interpret laws broadly or apply constitutional principles in ways that can shape public policy and promote social change. The question’s clues—creating social change and wrestling with moral issues—describe judicial activism, not restraint, review, or precedent.

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