Exam 2
Political Science 1133 with Navarro at University of Texas - San Antonio
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What is the lowest tier of the Texas judicial system?
Local trial courts of limited jurisdiction
Each county in Texas has a single
Constitutional county court
Most district courts exercise
Both criminal and civil jurisdiction.
If a party in a suit files a petition for a review, they are requesting that the Texas Supreme Court review the decision of the
court of appeals
The two supreme courts consist of ________ members each.
nine
Which of the following cases is automatically reviewed by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals?
Captial Cases
A loophole in the Judicial Campaign Fairness Act is the lack of
A requirement that a judge who has received a large contribution from a lawyer or party to a suit before the court recuse himself or herself from the case.
If a defendant is indigent, he or she may receive a court-appointed attorney during the
Arraignment
In Texas, trials are conducted in two distinct phases:
A guilt determination phase and a sentencing phase.
Most Texas judges are
Elected in partisan elections
The Texas Constitution requires that supreme court judges be
35 years of age, practicing attorney or judge of a court of record for at least 10 years
Which of the following courts does NOT have appellate jurisdiction?
District Court and Criminal District court
Which of the following courts is most likely to hear cases involving traffic misdemeanors?
Muncipal Courts
Which level of court involves no juries?
Court of Appeal
In Texas, trials are conducted in two distinct phases:
A guilt determination phase and a sentencing phase.
Which governments are the most numerous in Texas?
Special District
Which courts were created to relieve county judges in urban counties of their judicial function so they could concentrate on their duties as presiding officers of the commissioner's court?
County Court at Law
Which level of Texas courts had serious questions raised about its impartiality on a60 Minutes special on campaign contributions?
Texas Supreme Court
If a party in a suit files a petition for a review, they are requesting that the Texas Supreme Court review the decision of the
Court of Appeals
The Texas Supreme Court has appellate jurisdiction over
Civil Cases Only
Which judges must be residents of the area they will preside over for at least two years, and a licensed attorney for four years?
District Judge
Which of the following is NOT one of the duties of a magistrate during the judicial process?
The Magistrate does all of the above
In a civil trial in district court, what decision is required of the jury to find for the plaintiff or defendant?
10 out of 12 in agreement
Who is allowed to request a jury in a civil trial?
The plaintiff or defendant
When is an attorney appointed to a case?
Arraignment
How many jurors are needed for a misdemeanor trial?
six
A merit system for judges has been proposed by the bar association and other groups since at least which decade?
1940s
The right and authority of local government to govern itself, rather than had the state govern it, is known as
Home Rule
The three categories of local government in Texas are cities,
counties and special districts
In county government, which of the following is NOT a responsibility of the county commissioner's court?
gerneral ordinance making
The commissioner's court is the
legislative body of a county in Texas
Which elected official serves as the legal officer for the county government and also as the prosecutor, usually for misdemeanors?
County Attorney
Precinct conventions are held how often?
every two years
Which committee has a chair and a vice chair who must be of the opposite sex?
state executive commitee
Party ability on the state level is calculated in part by candidate-centered activities. Which of the following is NOT included in those activities?
Newsletter publication
Some of the most influential interest groups in Texas belong to which category?
Professional Associations
Which category has the largest number of interest groups in Texas?
Racial and Ethnic Groups
Attempting to influence public officials through direct contacts is referred to as
Direct Lobbying
There are how many different kinds of elections in Texas?
Four Primary, Special, General and Local
In what decade did the number of voters in the general election in a non-Presidential year exceed the number of voters in the Democratic primary?
1960's
The geographic size of Texas
makes money more important in electoral campaigns.
Which of the following is NOT an eligibility requirement for voting in Texas?
Voters must be Texas residents for six months prior to the election.
The motor-voter registration system
allows voter registration at driver's license offices.
Partisanship is a dominant factor that governors use when appointing judges to fill vacancies caused by death, resignation, retirement, or impeachment.
True
In Texas, elections are infrequent, and the ballot tends to be shorter than in other states.
False
Three major shifts that can occur with political parties?
The three "M's" known as money, media, and marketing
About this deck
By: Maria Cuadra
Created: 2011-05-19
Size: 46 flashcards
Views: 60
Created: 2011-05-19
Size: 46 flashcards
Views: 60
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