... a decision, the decision can be appealed to the second part of the judicial branch, the courts of appeals. The courts of appeals can only consider questions of law and legal interpretation. They cannot decide if the evidence in a case was enough to make a person guilty. The federal court of appeals was created in 1891, and since then, about 50,000 appeals ... as a check on other branches. In addition, separation of the branches was intended to ensure judicial independence from political pressures. (Barone and Cohen, 54) Statesman Alexander Hamilton argued in The Federalist papers that "...

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