Which two leaders are most closely associated with installing liberal reforms that led at a decrease in repressive government policies

Nikita Khrushchev and Mikhail Gorbachev. Hope this helps you :D

federal appellate courts are called courts of appeals. cases can be further appealed to the u.s. supreme court. cases are heard for the first time in a trial court. if either party disagrees with the decision in the trial court, they can appeal, asking a higher court to review the decision.

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