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1.Who does O’Connor think should “develop public policy”? Why?
She felt that elected legislators should develop public policy. She thought this because she felt that a judge’s job is to interpret if laws are unconstitutional not if they are bad or good.

2. What do you think of the distinction that the Court made on affirmative action in the 1995 case?
It made it so that legislature can pass laws to try to fix the effects of discrimination in the past. However, it can not pass laws that aim so to shape the future of a workplace or school.

3. How has O’Connor’s position in the center made hers an important vote on the Court?
Her position in the center made her an important vote on the court because she is a swing vote on many important decisions.