The role of the Supreme Court in American politics: the least dangerous branch?

The Supreme Court: law or politics?

The historical dimension of the dilemma

The democratic dimension of the dilemma: unelected policymaking

The institutional dimension of the dilemma: Constitutional and self-imposed limitations

The judicial capacity dimension of the dilemma: does the Supreme Court have the ability to make policy?

The individual dimension of the dilemma: the bases for decisions

Toward resolving the dilemma: a return to the recent past.