which functions are first to be affected when a person begins to drink alcohol

The first function which is first affected when a person begins to drink is:

The Brain.

Explanation: When the alcohol is been taken in, the nerve cells in the brain would become less excited and it would begin to slow down and all major functions which the brain does would become less effective.

the framers of the constitution insisted that federal judges be nominated instead of elected due to their desire to have judges above the shifting whims of the masses.

the hope, whether achieved or not, was that federal judges would only be beholden to the law and that by not having judges be elected, they would be protected if that law dictated an outcome that ran counter to popular opinion.

weathering - colorado river carves land in arizona to form the grand canyon. cracks form in a sandstone wall surrounding a house. a marble statue near the science museum is changing color due to rainfall

erosion - after a rainstorm, soil and rock piees litter the roadways. the sand dunes in the sahara desert are changing shape.

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