2.5.2 Test (CST): Computer-Scored Unit Test Question 14 of 25
What happens when a magnesium atom loses an electron in its outer energy
shell?
A. It has an increase in the number of neutrons.
B. It becomes a positive ion.
C. It has an increase in the number of protons.
D. It becomes a negative ion.

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.