Petitions to the United States Supreme Court have increased over time and are primarily accepted by writ of certiorari. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the first option or option "A". I hope that this answer has actually come to your help.
I too think it's D, but I can't be sure. I read the story as well and D is the best answer for your question.
To restore American confidence that the United States was not falling behind its rival, the Soviet Union. The Soviet's success with Sputnik, and one of its own men being the first to orbit the Earth, jarred the general public, who viewed it as a sign that Russia was technologically far more advanced than the United States.
State and local governments is the correct answer.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was awarded the Nobel Peace prize on October 14, 1964.