6. the combination of all of the forces acting on
an object?

The combination of all the forces acting on an object is the net force. Forces may work together or they may be opposite forces. Two or more opposite forces are balanced forces if their effects cancel each other and they do not cause a change in an object's motion.

Explanation:

the framers of the constitution insisted that federal judges be nominated instead of elected due to their desire to have judges above the shifting whims of the masses.

the hope, whether achieved or not, was that federal judges would only be beholden to the law and that by not having judges be elected, they would be protected if that law dictated an outcome that ran counter to popular opinion.