In the 1800s, why did the us government want to keep the number of free states and slave states equal?

In 100,000 years, the rotation of earth will be slower by how many seconds?

Melissa’s mother, rita baker, shows up shortly after the hospital receives melissa’s letter requesting release of her information to her attorney again. rita states that the attorney needs the copies as soon as possible due to a court deadline, refers to it as “an emergency” and asks to be given the copies of melissa’s medical record to take to the attorney’s office. what action should the record clerk take and why?

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?