The supreme court under chief justice earl warren was considered activist. what does it mean for the supreme court to be activist? the court has a reluctance to overturn state laws. the court insists on restricting freedom of speech to spoken words. the court expands individual rights in criminal cases. the court refused to reconsider the issues raised in plessy v. ferguson.

Congress is controlled by the democrats. president yaeger, a republican, takes several actions that are opposed by the democrats in congress. first, the president introduces a new budget that cuts most of the government's social programs and gives tax breaks to the wealthy. next, president yaeger negotiates a trade treaty with a nation accused of human rights abuses. then, the president gives pardons to three republican senators who have been convicted of crimes.