Which of the following is a mechanism used to ensure that federal judges are not punished for their decisions? a. the secret service provides security services to federal judges. b. congress is not allowed to discuss court decisions publicly. c. federal judges’ salaries are determined by local politicians. d. federal judges have fixed salaries.

powers  are  denied  to the  national governmentin three distinct ways: some  powers, such as the  power  to levy duties on exports or prohibit the freedom of religion, speech, press, or assembly, are expressly  denied  to the  national government  in the  constitution.

a phrase from a poem by ralph waldo emerson about the battle of lexington and concord. emerson's words read, “here once the embattled farmers stood / and fired the shot heard round the world.”