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Posted by HM on Monday, December 5, 2011 at 11:42am.

Major shifts in the Supreme Court's positions have usually been due to

a. the pressure of public opinion.

b. new developments that dramatize an immediate need for change in the law.

c. turnover in the Court's membership.

d. threats from Congress.

e. threats from the president.

I would say B ?

Government USA-Help - Writeacher, Monday, December 5, 2011 at 11:55am
I disagree. The SC doesn't make laws.
Read Article III carefully: http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/
Government USA-Help - HM, Monday, December 5, 2011 at 2:09pm
Threat from the congress?

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