The supreme court would have original jurisdiction in
a. a criminal trial involving citizens of two different states.
b. civil trial involving a federal government official.
c. a case between two states engaged in a border dispute.
d. a case a citizen brings against a state government.

Which statement best completes the diagram related to the supreme court’s procedures? a. a party in a lower-court case requests that the supreme court overturn the other court’s ruling in the case. b. federal judges nominate a small number of cases to be overturned by the supreme court. c. congress votes on which court cases should be reviewed by the supreme court. d. the president selects court cases involving new laws for the supreme court to review

When this was published in early 1776, many american colonists became convinced that they should act to form a new kind of nation independent from the rule of britain's "cruel" courts

Does anyone know why the second great awakening occurred? (i need an answer asap because this is a question on my assignment! < 3 : ))