TYPES OF SUPREME COURT JUSTICES

Sunstein (2005) NEW REPUBLIC, 17-19

There are roughly 4 types of Supreme Court justices. They are:

Perfectionist- the spirit of the constitution is to maximize democratic ideals. Support the LIVING CONSTITUTION movement.

FUNDAMENTALISTS- the import of the constitituion is to return law to the specifics of the constitution when it was created. They are also called strict constructionists. They support the EXILE OF THE CONSTITUION movement.

MINIMALIST- Settle law is now the law of the land. Only small changes can be made to the constitution.

MAJORITARIANISM- the constitution is based on what the majority of the population of voters wants at any given time.