What step would likely be affected if the bacteria are exposed to this antibiotic

bacteria subjected to an antibiotics will have their ribosomes inhibited whixh will stop them from synthezing proteins which stops the possibility of reproduction and many other vital functions.

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.