Question

The opinion below would most likely be voiced by which of the following modern Supreme Court justices? “If the Constitution does not explicitly give a right to the federal government, than the federal government does not have that right.”

A. Justice Clarence Thomas
B. Sandra Day O’Connor
C. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
D. Thomas Jefferson

Answer 1

The correct option is A

In the Supreme Court, Thomas (along with Judge Antonin Scalia) has maintained a legal philosophy called originalism. For Thomas, the Constitution of the United States must be interpreted taking into account the original meaning of the words in the eighteenth century. Because of this, Judge Thomas is positioned against the legalization of abortion and the granting of rights that from their point of view are not legally or morally or rationally based on homosexuals.

Answer 2

It would be "A. Justice Clarence Thomas" who would most agree with this sentiment, since Clarence Thomas is an originalist, in the sense that he believes in a "strict" interpretation of the Constitution.