They may prefer appointment of judges rather than election to avoid having judges who have biases towards cases & people that they judge upon? (Hopefully that helps a little, I hope it isn't confusing)
Shakespeare was more of a collective/group/joint than an individual man
Answer: to claim new territory.
Explanation:
Here’s a link about why the US got involved in Cuba’s war, http://fcit.usf.edu/florida/lessons/s-a_war/s-a_war1.htm it goes over the basics and extra info (btw it’s a real link it’s not a fake one lol)