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Q: What does Thoreau means when he says But a government in which the majority rule in all cases cannot be based on justice even as far as men understand it?
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What does Thoreau think is wrong with majority rule?

He thinks it is not based on justice.


If the chief justice is not in the majority when a case is decided the responsibility for opinion assignment rests with who?

most junior justice on the Court. most senior associate justice in the majority. chief justice, as in other cases. most senior associate justice in the minority. solicitor general.


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Majority rule ensures a stable pron of government for the horny ones in the aristoles business


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It means they disagreed with the majority ruling.


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A US Supreme Court justice who disagrees with the majority opinion writes a dissenting opinion, explaining why he or she disagrees with the majority.


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Government is not what the federalists feared to be the most apparent source of tyranny. The federalists supported the idea of government. They actually believed that the most apparent source of tyranny was the Majority Rule - that is to say they thought that the popular majority would be able to unite and "trample on the rules of justice". It was the anti-federalists who believed that government was naturally tyrannical.


What branch of government is headed by the Chief Justice?

The branch of government that is headed by the Chief Justice is the Judicial Branch.


What is the difference majority opinion, a dissenting opinion and conccrring opinion?

A concurring opinion is written by a justice who agrees with the outcome reached by the majority, but who came to that conclusion in a different way and wants to write about why. A dissenting opinion is written by a justice who disagreed with the majority and wants his disagreement known and explained


When a supreme court justice disagree with majority opinion of the court they are?

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Who is the current government of Turkey?

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