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,Question 1.
Appellate jurisdiction tells us the court in which a case begins. True False.
Correct Answer: FALSE
Question 2.
Which of the following is a characteristic of courts of appeals in Texas?
A. There are fourteen intermediate appellate courts with eighty justices.
B. Each court of appeals hears cases with a twenty-member jury.
C. Cases from the intermediate appellate courts go directly to the U.S. Supreme Court.
D. Court of appeals justices serve four-year terms.
E. Courts of appeals are administered by county governments..
Correct Answer: a) there are fourteen intermediate appellate courts with eighty
justices
Question 3.
The benefit that many incumbents have during an election is ______.
A. newcomer status
B. youth
C. name recognition
D. having no record to criticize.
Correct Answer: c) name recognition
Question 4.
Which of the following is an alternative method of judicial selection compared to what
Texas uses today?
A. all judges being elected
B. all judges being appointed with no election process
C. judicial seats being filled by the governor until the next election
D. the legislature being able to impeach unethical judges
E. the judicial branch being able to recommend the removal of judges for questionable
behavior.
Correct Answer: b) all judges being appointed with no election process
,Question 5.
Judicial federalism describes a system in which judicial authority is ______.
A. divided among levels of government
B. shared among levels of government
C. defined according to county and district lines
D. defined at the national level
E. defined at the local level.
Correct Answer: b) shared among levels of government
Question 6.
Compensatory damages relate to ______.
A. monetary awards to the injured party
B. larger monetary awards designed to punish the defendant
C. monetary awards designed to send a message to the larger society
D. awards to be distributed among the public
E. fines to be paid to the state.
Correct Answer: a) monetary awards to the injured party
Question 7.
Texas has one final court of appeals. True False.
Correct Answer: FALSE
Question 8.
Which of the following is a characteristic of district courts in Texas?
A. There are fewer than 200 district courts in Texas.
B. District court judges are elected in nonpartisan contests.
C. District courts in Texas handle cases involving not more than $5,000.
D. District courts have original criminal jurisdiction in all felony cases..
Correct Answer: d) District courts have original criminal jurisdiction in all felony
cases
Question 9.
One mechanism to remove judges from office in the state of Texas is through ______.
A. letter campaigns
B. elections
C. initiatives
D. petitions.
Correct Answer: b) elections
, Question 10.
A capital felony is a crime that ______.
A. involves theft over $200,000
B. involves arson
C. involves theft over $500,000
D. can result in the death penalty.
Correct Answer: d) can result in the death penalty
Question 11.
Which of the following is a characteristic of local trial courts in Texas?
A. There are more than 5,000 municipal courts and justice of the peace courts.
B. Municipal courts and justice of the peace courts handle only appellate cases.
C. Municipal courts and justice of the peace courts handle only felony cases.
D. Local trial courts in Texas handle cases involving not more than $10,000.
E. Municipal courts have jurisdiction over most civil matters..
Correct Answer: d) local trial courts in Texas handle cases involving not more
than $10,000.
Question 12.
Which of the following is not a problem in the Texas judiciary?
A. the perception that justice can be "for sale" in Texas
B. the number of justices with no legal training
C. the problem of overlapping jurisdictions in the Texas court system
D. the problem of the Texas Legislature appointing judges based on partis
Correct Answer: hip e) the court system's cumbersome nature due to ad hoc
creation of powers. Answer: d) the problem of the Texas Legislature appointing
judges based on partisanship
Question 13.
The Texas justice system is dominated by ______.
A. women
B. African Americ
Correct Answer: c) religious leaders d) men. Answer: d) men
Question 14.
No judges in Texas have been cited by the Commission on Judicial Conduct. True False.
Correct Answer: false
EXAM RESOURCE UPDATED
234 QUESTIONS BANK
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,Question 1.
Appellate jurisdiction tells us the court in which a case begins. True False.
Correct Answer: FALSE
Question 2.
Which of the following is a characteristic of courts of appeals in Texas?
A. There are fourteen intermediate appellate courts with eighty justices.
B. Each court of appeals hears cases with a twenty-member jury.
C. Cases from the intermediate appellate courts go directly to the U.S. Supreme Court.
D. Court of appeals justices serve four-year terms.
E. Courts of appeals are administered by county governments..
Correct Answer: a) there are fourteen intermediate appellate courts with eighty
justices
Question 3.
The benefit that many incumbents have during an election is ______.
A. newcomer status
B. youth
C. name recognition
D. having no record to criticize.
Correct Answer: c) name recognition
Question 4.
Which of the following is an alternative method of judicial selection compared to what
Texas uses today?
A. all judges being elected
B. all judges being appointed with no election process
C. judicial seats being filled by the governor until the next election
D. the legislature being able to impeach unethical judges
E. the judicial branch being able to recommend the removal of judges for questionable
behavior.
Correct Answer: b) all judges being appointed with no election process
,Question 5.
Judicial federalism describes a system in which judicial authority is ______.
A. divided among levels of government
B. shared among levels of government
C. defined according to county and district lines
D. defined at the national level
E. defined at the local level.
Correct Answer: b) shared among levels of government
Question 6.
Compensatory damages relate to ______.
A. monetary awards to the injured party
B. larger monetary awards designed to punish the defendant
C. monetary awards designed to send a message to the larger society
D. awards to be distributed among the public
E. fines to be paid to the state.
Correct Answer: a) monetary awards to the injured party
Question 7.
Texas has one final court of appeals. True False.
Correct Answer: FALSE
Question 8.
Which of the following is a characteristic of district courts in Texas?
A. There are fewer than 200 district courts in Texas.
B. District court judges are elected in nonpartisan contests.
C. District courts in Texas handle cases involving not more than $5,000.
D. District courts have original criminal jurisdiction in all felony cases..
Correct Answer: d) District courts have original criminal jurisdiction in all felony
cases
Question 9.
One mechanism to remove judges from office in the state of Texas is through ______.
A. letter campaigns
B. elections
C. initiatives
D. petitions.
Correct Answer: b) elections
, Question 10.
A capital felony is a crime that ______.
A. involves theft over $200,000
B. involves arson
C. involves theft over $500,000
D. can result in the death penalty.
Correct Answer: d) can result in the death penalty
Question 11.
Which of the following is a characteristic of local trial courts in Texas?
A. There are more than 5,000 municipal courts and justice of the peace courts.
B. Municipal courts and justice of the peace courts handle only appellate cases.
C. Municipal courts and justice of the peace courts handle only felony cases.
D. Local trial courts in Texas handle cases involving not more than $10,000.
E. Municipal courts have jurisdiction over most civil matters..
Correct Answer: d) local trial courts in Texas handle cases involving not more
than $10,000.
Question 12.
Which of the following is not a problem in the Texas judiciary?
A. the perception that justice can be "for sale" in Texas
B. the number of justices with no legal training
C. the problem of overlapping jurisdictions in the Texas court system
D. the problem of the Texas Legislature appointing judges based on partis
Correct Answer: hip e) the court system's cumbersome nature due to ad hoc
creation of powers. Answer: d) the problem of the Texas Legislature appointing
judges based on partisanship
Question 13.
The Texas justice system is dominated by ______.
A. women
B. African Americ
Correct Answer: c) religious leaders d) men. Answer: d) men
Question 14.
No judges in Texas have been cited by the Commission on Judicial Conduct. True False.
Correct Answer: false
