The lawmakers need to make laws, however, the courts need to balance those laws against the constitution and the rights of the people. Unjust laws, must be declared unconstitutional. Laws cannot cover every situation and therefore must be interpreted. Sometimes, laws become outdated or laws are recognized as violating the constitution and the courts must make decisions that set a precedence.
Item (c) is clearly the role of the legislature. Even proponents of judicial activism (ja) wouldn't say this. Clearly, courts hear many cases (a), but that has nothing to do with ja because it's what happens during court cases that will make a difference. Option (d) is anti-thetical to ja.
I suggest that (b) is the answer because the legislature cannot anticipate every policy decision under every circumstance and the courts set policy based on specific cases. This is a reasonable role for a judge.
