What Was Perhaps the Most Conservative Shift of the Roberts

question 19

Multiple Choice

What was perhaps the most conservative shift of the Roberts Court?

• A)The Court took on notably fewer cases than before, reversing the tendency to use the Court at a back-up legislature.
• B)The Court ruled conservatively on abortion cases, whereas the previous Court tended to rule on the pro-choice side.
• C)Roberts and colleagues seemed more heavily influenced by outside opinion, lessening the Court's ostensible objectivity.
• D)Despite its liberal rulings on gun control, the Court ruled conservatively on gay rights and immigration issues.

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