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What does the majority of supreme court decision reflect?
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madisons advocacy of checks and balances on the assumption that:
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there is too much incentive for political majorities to abuse their authority
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The strenght of a court opinion is increased by:
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Justices concurring with an opinin rather than writing their own.
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Democracies without strong judicial review work out question about abortion, same-sex marriage, and gun rights through..
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legislative decisions
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Alexis de Tocqueville once claimed that citizens in a democracy would be reduced to a herd of sheep. he was warning of the dangers of ...
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majority rule as a threat to civil liberties
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What acts as checks on the legislative power of the judiciary?
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Not: direct democracy as a veto on activist judges!
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Strong judicial review is designed to protect minorities by:
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Exercising a veto on legislaure that is a very difficult to override
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stronng judicial review is a super majoritarian institution b/c....
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A majority on the supreme court can effectively veto legislation favored by a majority of representatives
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when the judiciary is referred to as "guardians of the constitution" People mean that :
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the judiciary are defenders of civil liberites against majority rule
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