In this task, we ask you to rewrite a sentence in simple English without changing its general meaning. Essentially, you want to make the sentence easier to read by using simpler words, utilizing more straightforward sentence structures, and omitting non-essential information etc.

Q: State officials in the South took advantage of the eclipsed role of Congress in the prohibition of racial discrimination and proceeded to embody individual practices of racial segregation into laws that legalized the treatment of blacks as second-class citizens for another seventy years .

A: State officials in the South took advantage of the decision and began to enact laws that legalized the treatment of blacks as second-class citizens for another seventy years .
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Q: The effect of mountain chains on prevailing winds is to carry warm air belonging to the lower region into an upper zone , where it expands in volume at the cost of a proportionate loss of temperature , often accompanied by precipitation in the form of snow or rain .

A: The effect of mountain chains on winds is to carry warm air belonging to the lower region into an upper zone , where it expands and loses heat , and drops snow or rain .
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Q: In addition , the Court of Appeals may transfer a case to the Supreme Court after an opinion is issued , either upon application of one of the parties or at the request of one of the judges on the appellate panel .

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In addition , the Court of Appeals may transfer a case to the Supreme Court after an opinion is issued .
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