Ademocratic president faced with a republican- majority senate is trying to appoint judges to a federal bench. which of the following is the most likely reason that his appointments might be blocked?
a. republicans have an interest in slowing down the court system, and fewer judges would mean that each existing judge would have to do more work.
b. a democratic president is more likely to appoint people who are unqualified.
c. a president is more likely to appoint judges who would agree with him ideologically.
d. none of the above reasons explain why judicial appointments might be blocked.

The police of a resort town discovered that a well-known cat burglar was currently living in town under an assumed name. to try to catch her in the act of burglary, an undercover officer approached the burglar with a plan for a burglary. the undercover officer told the burglar that he knew who she was and that he had a plan to steal jewels from someone staying in one of the town's resorts. the burglar initially refused the offer; however, after lengthy cajoling, she finally agreed to the plan. as the time for the burglary drew near, the burglar had second thoughts. three hours before the theft was scheduled to take place, the burglar called the police and told them of the plan. she told them that she was not going to show up, but that her cohort (the undercover officer) would be there, and told them how to recognize the undercover officer. is the burglar guilty of conspiracy at common law?