<span>Many Americans viewed all of this as a blatant abuse of power by the British government. Once again a call went out for a colonial congress to sort out a response. On September 5, 1774 delegates appointed by the colonies met in Philadelphia for the First Continental Congress. Drawing upon the successful manner in which previous acts had been overturned the first thing Congress did was to organize a comprehensive embargo of trade with Britain. It then conveyed to the British government a list of grievances that demanded the repeal of thirteen acts of Parliament. All of the acts listed had been passed after 1763 as the delegates had agreed not to question British policies made prior to the conclusion of the Seven Years War. Despite all the problems it had created, the Tea Act was not on the list. The reason for this was that Congress decided not to protest British regulation of colonial trade under the Navigation Acts. In short, the delegates were saying to Parliament take us back to 1763 and all will be well.
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The supreme court extends its powers by their decisions which sets a precedents knows as case law. This law is followed when lower courts make decisions. It decides if the laws congress is making are constitutional or if they can be overturned.
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The Songhai Empire, also known as the Songay Empire, was a state located in West Africa. Songhai was one of the largest Islamic empires in history. This empire bore the name of its main ethnic group, the Songhai. General Sarakollé Mohamed Ture with the title of "askia". The askia Mohamed I (1493-528) produces the heyday of the Songhay empire. This reign manages to Islamize the songhay kingdom. From his pilgrimage to Mecca, in 1496-97, he returned with the title of caliph, which allowed him to make a real reform of society, according to the advice of the Islamic jurist al-Maghili, and continue the conquests of his predecessor Sonní Ali . He installed a complex bureaucracy, with separate ministries for agriculture, the army, and finance. Appointed a supervising officer for each of them. He was a devout Muslim, founded public religious schools, mosques and opened his court to scholars and poets of the Muslim world.
