In 1940, the Texas Democratic Party refused to give an African American man a ballot to select candidates to run for Congress and governor. In finding this action unconstitutional "… this Court is not constrained to follow a previous decision which…, involves the application of a constitutional principle, rather than an interpretation of the Constitution to evolve the principle itself." Source: Smith v. Allwright (1944) What does this court decision illustrate? (Hard) The court has the power to accept appeals cases The court has the power of judicial review The court is a district court The court is a trial court