the data illustrate that most conservatives believe that the united states constitution responses is a living document and the supreme court should consider public opinion and contemporary values when interpreting constitutional provisions is a living document and the supreme court should consider public opinion and contemporary values when interpreting constitutional provisions outlines a framework for government that the supreme court should apply strictly regardless of the political or personal preferences of judges outlines a framework for government that the supreme court should apply strictly regardless of the political or personal preferences of judges establishes a shared set of political values flexible enough to empower the supreme court to apply its own personal judgment to their interpretation establishes a shared set of political values flexible enough to empower the supreme court to apply its own personal judgment to their interpretation gives judges the power to overrule the other two branches of government in times when those other branches fail to be responsive to changing public opinion on issues