The correct answer is that yes, they advise on rules and legislation and file briefs with the courts. They lobby with the legislative and the executive powers to change laws or implement new measures, while they file briefs with courts as a part of the judicial branch. A brief is when they write a document giving their opinion as to why a side should win in a case.
<span>The Ghana, Mali, and Songhai empires each grew wealthy and powerful through their trade of many products, but particularly gold. Because of the the empires were so heavily dependent on trade, various circumstances that diminished the empires' trading capacities, including the death of a leader or the strengthening of a rival empire, eventually led to their decline.</span>
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The statement is not true. Not all cities are laid out with major roads running north and south, this type or urban planning is more common in modern cities like those of the United States.
Older cities like many in Europe are laid out in different ways. For example, Paris has a series of "rings": large roads that circle the city, from close to the city core to the outskirts. Other cities have large historic centers where the layout is very irregular.
