In merit systems, appointed judges rarely lose retention elections because?

The appointed judge does not run against an opponent.                                

Explanation:

         A retention election is a type of election or voting process for the judges in practice. It is also known as judicial retention. It is a process which takes place at regular intervals where a judge in practice is subjected to a referendum whereby the voters are asked to vote whether the judge should continue for a second term or should be removed form the office.

         In such processes, the judges loses very rarely because in this election process, the incumbent judge does have any opponent to contest against. It is the will of voters to decide whether a judge will continue the office or not.

the first settlements began along the huang river because of the importance of the huang river in the beginning of china. it goes back to the story, “the tale of emperor yu”, which references the tale of the great flood, which was caused by the huang river and was believed to create and influence china’s making.