The impact of the lower courts can be felt on the Supreme Court because
A) the executive branch places the burden of enforcement on the lower courts.
B) the Supreme Court rarely makes broad and clear-cut statements, allowing lower court interpretation.
C) the Supreme Court typically returns complex cases to the lower courts for further review.
D) lower courts may reverse the decisions of higher courts in the federal court system.
E) the lower courts are not bound to the doctrine of stare decisis, and tend toward activism.
B
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