Question

the supreme court upholds a law passed by congress as constitutional. the chief justice states in the majority opinion that previous decisions supporting congress’ power to make laws based on the commerce clause of the constitution were the basis for the decision. which of the following legal concepts did the chief justice apply in writing the opinion? a compliance monitoring b stare decisis c overlapping jurisdiction d judicial activism

Explanation:

• Compliance monitoring refers to overseeing adherence to rules, which is not relevant here.
• Stare decisis is the legal principle of relying on prior court decisions as precedent, which matches the chief justice using previous rulings to support the decision.
• Overlapping jurisdiction involves multiple authorities having legal power over the same matter, which is not the concept in use.
• Judicial activism refers to courts making policy through rulings, which is not described here as the decision relies on existing precedents.

Answer:

B. Stare decisis