A court of appeals decides appeals from the district courts within its federal judicial circuit,
<h2>EXPLANATION:</h2>
A court of appeals determines applications from the district courts within its federal judicial circuit, and in some cases from another selected federal courts and governmental offices. The United States courts of appeals are recognized among the several dominant and powerful courts in the United States.
The court of Appeals is tasked to determine whether or not the law is applied correctly in the trial court. The Appeals courts consist of three judges and don't use a jury. The court of Appeals don't retry cases or hear new evidence but review the procedures and decisions made by the trial court to ensure that the proceedings were fair and proper law was applied correctly.
Democrats favored expansion in order to increase their power in Congress and expand slavery; Whigs opposed expansion because they feared losing power in Congress.
