The reason the courts of appeals are sometimes called “gatekeepers” is that

a) they allow only the most qualified judges to pass through to the supreme court.
b) they block unwanted influence from political parties from reaching the supreme court.
c) they allow only the most controversial and significant cases past the “gate” to the supreme court.
d) they keep track of which cases go to which court in the federal system.

how is an appeals court different then a traditional federal court?

a) there are three justices in an appeals court.
b) there are no options after the appeals court.
c) there are three justices in a traditional federal court.
d) there are more chances to be heard at an appeals court.

What was the 1787 constitutional convention? !

All of the following cities are located in china except

Ineed with this unit test 1. japan became a peaceful democratic nation relatively quickly after the end of world war 11 which step is not part of it post-war transformation -adopting a new constitution -disarming most of the military -giving women rights to vote -giving the emperor more political power 2. why did mao start the cultural revolution? -he thought government officials had promoted a very narrow view of communism -he wanted to speed up change and eliminate western, capitalist influence-he wanted to speed up the economy by promoting capitalism -he wanted to restore traditional chinese culture 3. what launched the korean war? -general macarthur led an invasion of north korea -north koreans, with stalin's approval, invaded south korea -south koreans tried to capture the government in p'yongyang-chairman mao urged the south koreans to invade north korea