The Supreme Court Has an Aura of Invincibility and Independence

The Supreme Court has an aura of invincibility and independence, of being "above" politics, because ________.

A) justices are appointed for life rather than being elected, and their decisions are not formally accountable to either the voters or the other branches of government
B) Court decisions have enormous political consequences and the courts are often subject to strong political pressures
C) the Court is critical for solving certain kinds of collective dilemmas and for allowing for productive interactions among people
D) the Court coordinates people's interpretations of the law and the actions they take as a result
E) justices' decisions are determined by the facts of the cases at hand in conjunction with the plain meaning of the relevant and constitutional provisions, the intent of the framers of the Constitution, and legal precedent