Question

The Supreme Court serves what important function in the U.S. federal

government?
• A. It promotes the principle of limited government by consistently
practicing judicial activism.
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B. It determines whether cases should be reviewed in the federal or
state judiciary systems.
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C. It establishes legal precedents that are almost always followed by
lower courts.
• D. It exercises a check on congressional power by legally lifting
filibusters when necessary.

Answer 1

The supreme court serves US federal government as:

d. It determines whether any actions by the executive and legislative branches are unconstitutional.

Reason for other option:
a. Because appointing all federal judges would lead to a very "one-sided" jurisdiction and promotes bias.

b. It cannot be either because the supreme court on average only accepts 80 cases a year though it receives thousands of requests.

c. It is also incorrect because the supreme court does not practice "judicial restraint" it is actually known as "judicial review.

Therefor judicial restraint only represents a minuscule version of judicial review.