Thigmotropism is A.) the directional response of a plant organ to touch or physical contact with a solid object
B.) the up-down growth response
C.) growth of plants toward light
D.) the growth of plants towards heat

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.