Why Are Courts Seen as an Institution Capable of Protecting

question 7

Multiple Choice

Why are courts seen as an institution capable of protecting minority rights?

• A) Courts have enforcement measures that require legislatures and executives to comply with their rulings.
• B) The United States Congress gave the courts this jurisdiction through the Judiciary Act of 1789.
• C) As a non-elected body, the Court is immune from electoral pressures.
• D) The Court has historically been a better representative body for minorities than the other two bodies.
• E) The Court is immune to a Presidential veto.

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