Appellate jurisdiction means that the supreme court

The correct answer is C) Hears appeals from lower federal and state courts.  

Appellate jurisdiction means that the Supreme Court hears appeals from lower federal and state courts.

When referring to Appellate jurisdiction we are talking about the courts and the judiciary system. The courts have the power to review decisions from a lower court. That is Appellate jurisdiction. It even can modify the outcomes of the decisions made. When the Supreme Court choses any case and hears the arguments of both parties in conflict, the court has the faculty to change previous decisions made at a local level or state level. The ultimate decision lay son the Supreme Court.

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-   william jennings bryan is a democrat while mckinley was a republican

at that time, the segment of population that choose for democratic party were the voters with low economic background and vice versa

- william jennings has support of populists and wants to have inflation to farmers while mckinley has support of bankers and businessmen , doesn't want inflation

the fixed value of gold make the large business able to stack up their gold without   being worried that it would devaluated.

- william jennings supported the silver standard while mckinley supported the gold standard

according to jenning, using other metal beside gold could the poor people to have more purchasing power and them advance in the society.