Which of the following is true about responsibility in the u. s. court system?
a. federal courts handle most appeals from the state courts of last resort, whereas the state courts address most crimes and civil cases.
b. federal courts handle constitutional law, but only the state courts can make new laws based on their interpretations.
c. federal courts handle local trial courts and most cases, though the state courts have authority to select certain cases to hear.
d. federal courts handle

Where did the term “iron curtain” originate? the warsaw pact used the term iron curtain as a code word for communism. in a 1946 speech, british prime minister winston churchill said an iron curtain had fallen across the continent of europe. while visiting western europe in 1946, u.s. president harry truman commented that the mountains there looked like iron curtains. russian general secretary joseph stalin instructed citizens of eastern europe to hang iron curtains over their windows to protect themselves from stray bullets.