Not very. The Great Plains was the last place to get settled.
A state judge handles more local cases. A federal judge handles normaly larger cases or cases that took place on federal properly. jugdes have tge power to block laws made by congress or the president. jugdes arnt elected by the people.
Colloquial? I think. Hope this helps
The Silk Road was the easiest way for people to trade supplies but over the years people started to taxes everything in the silk road to the point no one wanted to do any trading there