Which statement about the supreme court is true? a)every case appealed to the supreme court is ruled upon by the court. b)the court hears all cases for which two or more justices agree that the case has merit. c)the court decides which cases it will hear. d)in deciding cases, the chief justice’s vote counts as two votes. e)the court can hear only cases that have worked their way up from local courts.

"but let us admit texas, and we shall place the balance of power in the hands of the texans themselves. they, with the southern states, will control the policy and the destiny of this nation; our tariff will then be held at the will of the texan advocates of free trade. are our friends of the north prepared to deliver over this great national policy to the people of texas? " - rep. joshua giddings, ohio, may 21, 1844 this quote points to what major issue in the years leading up to the civil war?