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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which of the following statements is the most accurate? | a. Citizens expect the courts to be both neutral and responsive to public opinion. |
| Which of the following terms best describes the policy making process of the courts? | d. passive |
| ________ courts decide whether proper procedures have been followed. | c. Appellate |
| Which of the following courts deals with questions of fact? | a. trial |
| Which of the following courts deals with questions of law? | d. appellate |
| A trial court has ________ judge(s), while an appeals court has ________ judge(s). | c. one; several |
| Which of the following state courts is a magistrate court? | d. municipal |
| Which of the following state courts is a small claims court? | b. justice of the peace |
| Magistrate or minor state courts usually handle | c. traffic cases |
| Most criminal cases at the county court level are | a. misdemeanors. |
| What state court has jurisdiction over felonies? | b. district |
| County courts can hear appeals or requests for new trials from | d. both municipal and justice of the peace courts. |
| If two corporations sue one another over several million dollars, what state court has original jurisdiction? | c. district |
| What court is the highest appeals court in the state of Texas for civil matters? | a. supreme court |
| What is the highest appeals court in the state of Texas for criminal matters? | b. court of criminal appeals |
| What is the only state that has more judges and courts at the appellate level than Texas? | d. California |
| In Texas, trial judges serve for ________ years, and appellate judges serve for ________ years. | c. 4; 6 |
| Which of the following state judges are NOT elected? | a. municipal |
| Judicial elections in the state of Texas are | b. partisan elections. |
| Voters in state judicial elections tend to | c. vote a straight-party ticket. |
| When voters are poorly informed about the candidates in a judicial race, they tend to | d. vote a straight-party ticket or vote based on name recognition. |
| Which of the following people are most likely to believe that money has too much influence on judges? | a. lawyers |
| Which of the following people are least likely to believe that money has too much influence on judges? | b. judges |
| Which of the following groups contributes the most money to state judicial candidates? | c. lawyers and law firms |
| Campaign spending limits for state judicial races | b. are voluntary. |
| County judges are elected at large. This system | d. hurts minority candidates. |
| How are vacancies filled in the Texas Supreme Court? | c. The governor appoints a replacement until the next election |
| What is a potential problem with electing judges in nonpartisan elections? | a. People vote based on name recognition. |
| What is an advantage to appointing judges instead of electing them? | b. Judges are more independent. |
| What is an advantage in electing judges? | a. Judges are more responsive. |
| What is an advantage in selecting judges by the merit system? | c. Judges tend to be more competent and independent. |
| What is unique about a retention election? | d. Judges have no opposition in the election. |
| Texas judges can be removed from office | a. through a recall election. |
| What is the function of a grand jury? | b. to screen criminal cases |
| What is the result of most criminal cases? | a. plea bargain |
| Over the last decade, crime rates have | c. decreased. |
| The state of Texas imprisons people ________ most other states. | c. at a higher rate than |
| Prisoners in the state of Texas | b. get longer sentences but serve less time than in most other states. |
| Death sentences and executions tend to be higher in ________ states. | a. southern |
| The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals | d. upholds most death penalty convictions. |
| For judicial selection, what are the most common methods used in states other than Texas? | c. nonpartisan elections or a merit system |
| Adopting the merit system for the selection of Texas judges would | d. decrease the influence of campaign money. |
| Over the last 15 years or so, national and state crime rates have | b. gone down slightly. |
| The vast majority of crimes are committed by | a. men. |
| Most executions are carried out in ________ states | c. southern |
| As of 2008, ________ states do not employ the death penalty. | d. 13 |
| Texans ________ the death penalty than the rest of the nation. | a. are more supportive of |
| A majority of Americans believe the death penalty deters crime. | b. no |
| A majority of Texans believe the death penalty deters crime. | a. yes |
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