▁r ul ings ▁rather ▁than ▁broad , ▁swe eping ▁r ul ings . ▁ ▁Political ▁question ▁doctrine ▁The ▁political ▁question ▁doctrine ▁encourag es ▁courts ▁to ▁decl ine ▁to ▁rule ▁in ▁certain ▁categories ▁of ▁polit ically ▁controvers ial ▁cases . ▁ ▁Under ▁this ▁theory , ▁a ▁court ▁acknowled ges ▁that ▁the ▁Constitution ▁might ▁have ▁been ▁viol ated ▁but ▁decl ines ▁to ▁act . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁often ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁jud icial ▁rest raint , ▁although ▁it ▁can ▁be ▁considered ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁jud icial ▁activ ism ▁against ▁pla int iffs ▁whose ▁rights ▁have ▁been ▁viol ated ▁and ▁find ▁their ▁cases ▁dismiss ed . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Jud icial ▁activ ism ▁Se par ation ▁of ▁powers ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Leg al ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : American ▁legal ▁termin ology ▁Category : J ud ici aries ▁Category : J ud icial ▁activ ism <0x0A> </s> ▁Jam est own ▁West ▁is ▁a ▁census - design ated ▁place ▁( CD P ) ▁located ▁near ▁Jam est own ▁in ▁Ch aut au qua ▁County , ▁New ▁York . ▁Also ▁known ▁as ▁West ▁El lic ott ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁location ▁in ▁the ▁Town ▁of ▁El lic ott , ▁the ▁area ▁population ▁was ▁ 2 , 4 0 8 ▁as ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Jam est own ▁West ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁. ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁CD P ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁all ▁land . ▁ ▁Dem ograph