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Contrast judicial activism and judicial restraint by indicating which of the two matches the hypothetical scenario.
By ruling against Congress and the elected branches of government, this justice is demonstrating judicial activism.
A conservative justice votes to force federal executive agencies to omit race as a factor in hiring decisions, even though Congress established these factors in a specific hiring program twenty years prior.
judicial activism
A conservative justice votes to keep strict environmental laws in place because they were put in place by Congress, even though he disagrees with them in principal.
judicial restraint
A liberal justice upholds detainment, without access to a lawyer, of illegal immigrants, despite a personal inclination to side with those detained.
judicial restraint
A liberal justice writes a dissent of a majority conservative decision that invalidates congressionally established campaign finance limits.
judicial restraint