I need help with one more question.

Identify factors that affect how the Supreme Court shapes public policy, and name major cases that illustrate each factor.

Current public opinion plus the constraints of the Constitution affect how the Court shapes public policy.

Check these sites for some of the landmark Supreme Court decisions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roe_v._Wade

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_v._Board_of_Education

http://www.landmarkcases.org/