Under What Conditions Is the Chief Justice More Likely to Set

Multiple Choice

Under what conditions is the chief justice more likely to set aside her or his own policy views and assign an opinion to a justice with different ideological views?

A) when there is very little interest in the case from outside groups
B) when there is fragile support for a majority position favored by the chief justice
C) when the federal government is a party to the case
D) when public opinion seems to demand it