Problem
For more than 90 years, the Supreme Court has had very wide discretion to control its own workload, allowing it to shape the development of the Constitution and American law at its own pace. . .. During all of those decades since, and still today, it has not been true that anyone had a guaranteed right to have their case decided by the nation's highest tribunal. And the baffling part ... is that, most of the time, the Court simply does not explain why it refuses to hear this case or that.
-Lyle Denniston, "Constitution Check: Why does the Supreme Court refuse to hear some big cases?," Constitution Daily, October 4, 2016.
Use the passage to answer parts 1, 2, and 3.
1. Describe the viewpoint discussed in the passage.
2. Explain why the Supreme Court has the power to determine which cases it decides to accept.
3. Explain why the Supreme Court might decide to accept a case.