Assignment:
1. What is judicial activism? What are the advantages and disadvantages of judicial activism?
2. Why is an independent judiciary important to maintaining a democracy?
3. Why is it important to not concentrate too much power in one branch of government? Give examples of what might happen if there were too much power in the Executive Branch. The Legislative Branch. The Judicial Branch. Give examples of when it might be necessary for one branch to exercise more power than another branch.
CRITERIA FOR SUCCESS
? Answers for each questions should be roughly 100 words, or one paragraph, in length.
? Answer all prompts.