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Single-member district Have served as the primary means of increasing minority
representation on city councils
Due process Guarantees fairness before the given net may deprive a person for life,
liberty, or property
Initiative Allows registered voters to force a sometimes reluctant city council to palace a
proposed ordinance on the ballot
Exclusionary rule Prevents using legally obtained evidence against the accused
In many cities, some or all of the city council members are elected by voters of the entire
municipality rather than from neighborhood districts called At-large city elections
An individual can lose the title to a homestead for all of the following reasons: delinquency on
home equity loans, failure to satisfy tax liens, and delinquency on home improvement loans;
but not for Nonpayment of child support
The means to redress an injury, including relief from ongoing injury or compensation for past
damage is known as Remedy
The following statements about crime in Texas are all correct Crime is more likely in large
metropolitan areas
Minority- group members are arrested disproportionately for crime
The poor, regardless of racial or ethnic background, are more likely to commit violent crimes
than members of the middle and upper classes
, Cumulative Voting is an at-large system that permits voters to Cast one or more votes for
a single candidate
Efforts to limit liability in civil cases is called Tort reform
Commission Governments have officials who act as both executives and legislators
Driving while intoxicated Is not an example of a victimless crime
The relationship between states and local government follows from the fact that states have a
unitary system of government
Council- manager government was initiated as part if a reform movement during the
Progressive era
Civil law Deals with all of the following: individual rights, private rights, and private
obligations and responsibilities but not with public morality
FBI index crimes Is used as the barometer for the crime rate
Texas cities are classified as either General-law or home-rule
Punishment Is not a stated purpose of Texas jails and penitentiaries
Constable Is the county law enforcement official elected to see as the process officer of
justice of the peace courts and also has general law enforcements power