With regard to the lower courts, the Supreme Court's primary responsibility is
A. settling jurisdictional disputes among federal judges.
B. correcting any technical mistakes the lower courts make in the cases they hear.
C. settling jurisdictional disputes between state and federal judges.
D. establishing legal precedents that will guide their decisions.
E. All of these answers are correct.
Answer: D
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