Why where punishments for the following slave codes severe?

a) slave owners wanted to ensure their safety from the slaves

b) slaves were seen as property, not humanss

c) northerners created the codes to make african americans appreciate their freedom

d) congress created and approved these laws, making it impossible for slaves to resist

Supreme court. jim, who is a bit eccentric, says that he is fed up with the way a certain employer in his town treats employees and that he is going to sue that employer in an effort to improve matters. jim also says that he is going to start his case at the appellate court level, skipping over all those "lesser" judges. jim says that those justices will surely hear him out and that he will also seek a jury. although he is not a lawyer, jim believes that the offenses of the employer are so severe that the justices will appreciate his attempt to make things better for the employees involved. will jim get a jury at the appellate court level?