Question

which of the following develops a logical argument about how judicial restraint supports the supreme courts plessy v. ferguson decision? (1 point)
○ judicial restraint supports the plessy v. ferguson decision because the decision challenged the legislative intent of the equal protections clause.
○ judicial restraint supports the plessy v. ferguson decision because the decision challenged the actions of the legislative and judicial branches.
○ judicial restraint supports the plessy v. ferguson decision because the supreme court did not challenge the actions of the executive or legislative branches.
○ judicial restraint supports the plessy v. ferguson decision because the decision invalidated the separate but equal doctrine.

Explanation:

Judicial restraint is about not over - stepping into other branches' powers. In the Plessy v. Ferguson case, the Supreme Court under judicial restraint did not challenge the actions of the executive or legislative branches. The other options have inaccuracies: the decision did not invalidate the separate but equal doctrine (it actually upheld it), and the decision was not about challenging legislative intent of equal protection in the way described in the first option, nor about challenging other branches in the way stated in the second option.

Answer:

C. Judicial restraint supports the Plessy v. Ferguson decision because the Supreme Court did not challenge the actions of the executive or legislative branches.