In Africa, many people converted to Islam because they were
impressed by its teachings and the conduct of the early Muslims. Islam
stressed brotherhood of all believers. This also encouraged peaceful
trade between people of different nations.
The Supreme Court's role is to interpret the Constitution and limit the powers of the other branches<span> of government. The Supreme Court's power to do this is its power of</span>judicial<span> review, where it determines which laws and policies are constitutional, or allowable, and which are not.</span>
ONe large one is that a ruler can not rise to power without a consensus of other people in the government and the public. A dictatorship is nearly impossible with a representative democracy.
