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What is it called when the US Supreme Court interprets and applies the Constitution as it stands written and as it is understood by the Framers?
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∙ 14y ago
It's not clear what you're asking; however, the practice of attempting to apply constitutional interpretations with what a justice or justices believe was the Framers' inflexible intent is called "Originalism." On the US Supreme Court, Justice Antonin Scalia is an outspoken proponent of Originalism.
Critics of this approach are quick to point out there is no real way of knowing what the Framers had in mind, particularly when the document was intentionally left vague and open to interpretation. Originalists tend to be conservative, and to resist the idea of evolving interpretations to fit new societal needs when they arise (the "Living Constitution").
It is important to note that originalist thinking exists only a small number of justices; rarely would the entire Supreme Court apply the same type of interpretation.
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What refers to when the supreme court interprets and applies the constitution as it stands written and as it was understood by its framers?
judicial restraint
Who interprets the us constitution according to the intentions of its framers and defer to the views of congress when interpreting the federal statutes?
The US Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has the power?
The US Supreme Court interprets laws and the Constitution.
How is the Supreme Court like the Magisterium?
The Supreme Court interprets the Constitution - the law of the land. The Magisterium interprets Scriptures - the law of God.
Who interprets the Constitution as it applies to changing conditions?
The Supreme Court
What is the supreme court of law of the unites states?
The Constitution
Who interprets The US Constitution and adds provision?
congress , the president , or supreme court
What plays a large role in interpreting the bill of rights?
legislativeAnother View: WRONG! It is the Judicial Branchwhich interprets the Bill of Rights, an integral part of the US Constitution.
What is the supreme court of the unites state?
The Supreme Court is the highest court in the government. It interprets the constitution concerning issues that is hears.
What is it when the supreme court tried to imagine what the framers meant when they wrote the constitution?
Original intent
What is it when the Supreme Court tries to imagine what the framers meant when they wrote the Constitution?
Original intent
Why do judiciary interpret the law?
The judiciary interprets the law because of a case called Marbury v. Madison. In effect the Supreme Court usurped the power to determine what is the law even though judicial review had been considered and rejected by the framers of The Constitution.
