Which statement is the best criticism of judicial activism? a) it is wrong to disagree with judicial decisions. b) it is not up to judges to personally define laws. c) judges should not be nominated by other officials. d) judges serve to bring power to political majorities.

B)It is not up to judges to personally define laws.

Explanation:

Judicial Activism is when a judge issues a ruling that overlooks legal precedents or constitutional interpretations in favor of supporting a particular political view.

The judge that is considered an activist sees the laws as malleable and believes that they are made to do the greatest social good. The problem is that each one of us has a personal view of what is a social good. Because of that, we have the Legislative Branch, to represent us and to vote for laws, this is not the judge’s work.

thurgood marshall

explanation: in 1954, thurgood marshall and a team of naacp attorneys won brown v. board of education of topeka, kansas. in this landmark decision, the supreme court held that segregation in public education violated the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment.

“i think it is very plausible that if there are five votes to end the death penalty, it could be with the people who are on the court right now,” - smith

so basically it is not clearly and consistently imposed