A Method Whereby Judges Modify the Force of a Constitutional

question 57

Multiple Choice

A method whereby judges modify the force of a constitutional provision by reinterpreting its meaning is known as

• A)judicial interpretation.
• B)judicial activism.
• C)judicial constraint.
• D)judicial independence.
• E)judicial authority.

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Definitions:

Mean of a Sample

The average value obtained by dividing the sum of all observations in a sample by the number of observations.

Mean of a Population

The average value derived from adding all the values in a population and then dividing by the number of values.

Null Hypothesis

A default hypothesis that there is no effect or no difference, used as a starting point for statistical significance testing.

One-sample Z-test

A statistical test used to determine if the mean of a single sample differs significantly from a known or hypothesized population mean.