Can someone paraphrase this please The duties of the judicial branch include: Interpreting state laws; ... Determing the guilt or innocence of those accused of violating the criminal laws of the state; Acting as a check upon the legislative and executive branches of state government.

The judicial branch's responsibilities include: Interpreting state laws;... Determining the guilt or innocence of people accused of breaking the state's criminal laws; Acting as a check on state government's legislative and executive arms.

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the correct answer option is: weapons.

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tensions rose as the two opposing superpowers competed for 'weapons'.

referring to the cold war (1945-1991), the two superpowers, usa and ussr, experienced a phase of struggle and conflict with each other. these two superpowers considered each other as a threat to their survival and thus opted for policies to strengthen their positions.

the two superpowers never went to war with each other directly but competed for weapons to preserve their positions.