What is the most accurate meaning of judicial activism?

Correct answer: Courts taking an active role in protecting rights and public interest

The correct answer is A: courts taking an active role in protecting rights and public interest. Judicial activism describes a situation in which courts interpret and apply constitutional powers actively, especially when rights are threatened, public authorities fail to perform their duties, or an important public-interest issue requires legal protection. It does not mean that courts may act without constitutional limits or take over every function of elected institutions. B is wrong because courts do not become electoral candidates. C is wrong because setting general tax rates is ordinarily a legislative or executive policy function, not the normal meaning of activism. D is wrong because courts do not replace the administration. A careful student should distinguish active constitutional protection from arbitrary judicial government. Memory cue: active in protecting rights, limited by the Constitution.