2306 Texas Government Final
Exam |95 Q’s and A’s
Special elections - -used to fill vacant offices. grant approval for government
borrowing. ratify amendments. no primary required. nonpartisan. designed
to meet special or emergency needs. winner must receive a majority of
votes.
No impeachments
- Recall - -A procedure allowing the people to vote to dismiss an elected
official from state office before his or her term has expired.
- Independent candidates - -Candidate who runs in a general election
without party endorsement or selection
- First state in south to end women suffrage - -Tennessee provided the
critical 36th state;
Texas and the 19th amendment in 1920
- Disfranchise minority before the 60's did not use - -Federal citizenship test
- Case that removed all white primary - -smith v. allwright
- Most important federal law - -Voting Rights act of 1965
- What did legislation pass in 2011 - -requiring Photo ID to vote
- Early voting - -14 days or two weeks before
- Who is in charge of redistricting - -State legislature
- When does redistricting occur - -Every 10 years
- Reapportionment - -The process of reallocating seats in the House of
Representatives every 10 years on the basis of the results of the census.
- Preclearence - -Shelby v Holder;
mandated by the Voting Rights Act of 1965; the prior approval by the justice
department of changes to or new election laws by certain states
- What modern day tactics are not used to keep voters from voting - -They
cannot cancel elections
, - What is the biggest cost of a campaign - -Media
- Who is the most important party in a campaign - -Candidates
- What are civil cases - -legal case involving civil law or common law, which
involves disputes between individuals or organizations in which some form of
compensation may be awarded to the victim. A civil case may also be
referred to as civil action, civil proceedings, or a civil suit. Civil cases are
almost exclusively intended to correct private issues such as breaches of
contracts or various negligence issues.
- What court presides over civil cases - -Texas Supreme Court
- What is necessary to become a Texas Judge - -35 years or older; 10 years
experience
- Court of Criminal appeals - -In Texas, if someone has been charged with
murder and is facing the death penalty, which court automatically has
jurisdiction over the case?
- How many court of appeals in Texas - -14
- How many Justice of the peace in Texas - -
- Legal Minimalism - -"There is a big difference between what you have a
right to do and what is right to do."
---Justice Potter Stewart
- Criminal Case - -is a legal dispute dealing with an alleged violation of a
penal law.
- Parties in a Criminal Case - -Defendant - The criminal defendant is the
party charged with the criminal offense.
Prosecutor - The prosecutor is the attorney who tries a criminal case on
behalf of the government.
- Felonies - -is a serious criminal offense, such as murder or sexual assault.
Convicted felons may be fined heavily and sentenced to as many as 99 years
in prison.
- Texas law divides felony offenses into five categories - ---capital, and first-,
second-, third-, and fourth-degree (state jail) felonies--with fourth-degree
being the least serious category.
- Misdemeanors - -a relatively minor criminal offense, such as a traffic
violation.
Exam |95 Q’s and A’s
Special elections - -used to fill vacant offices. grant approval for government
borrowing. ratify amendments. no primary required. nonpartisan. designed
to meet special or emergency needs. winner must receive a majority of
votes.
No impeachments
- Recall - -A procedure allowing the people to vote to dismiss an elected
official from state office before his or her term has expired.
- Independent candidates - -Candidate who runs in a general election
without party endorsement or selection
- First state in south to end women suffrage - -Tennessee provided the
critical 36th state;
Texas and the 19th amendment in 1920
- Disfranchise minority before the 60's did not use - -Federal citizenship test
- Case that removed all white primary - -smith v. allwright
- Most important federal law - -Voting Rights act of 1965
- What did legislation pass in 2011 - -requiring Photo ID to vote
- Early voting - -14 days or two weeks before
- Who is in charge of redistricting - -State legislature
- When does redistricting occur - -Every 10 years
- Reapportionment - -The process of reallocating seats in the House of
Representatives every 10 years on the basis of the results of the census.
- Preclearence - -Shelby v Holder;
mandated by the Voting Rights Act of 1965; the prior approval by the justice
department of changes to or new election laws by certain states
- What modern day tactics are not used to keep voters from voting - -They
cannot cancel elections
, - What is the biggest cost of a campaign - -Media
- Who is the most important party in a campaign - -Candidates
- What are civil cases - -legal case involving civil law or common law, which
involves disputes between individuals or organizations in which some form of
compensation may be awarded to the victim. A civil case may also be
referred to as civil action, civil proceedings, or a civil suit. Civil cases are
almost exclusively intended to correct private issues such as breaches of
contracts or various negligence issues.
- What court presides over civil cases - -Texas Supreme Court
- What is necessary to become a Texas Judge - -35 years or older; 10 years
experience
- Court of Criminal appeals - -In Texas, if someone has been charged with
murder and is facing the death penalty, which court automatically has
jurisdiction over the case?
- How many court of appeals in Texas - -14
- How many Justice of the peace in Texas - -
- Legal Minimalism - -"There is a big difference between what you have a
right to do and what is right to do."
---Justice Potter Stewart
- Criminal Case - -is a legal dispute dealing with an alleged violation of a
penal law.
- Parties in a Criminal Case - -Defendant - The criminal defendant is the
party charged with the criminal offense.
Prosecutor - The prosecutor is the attorney who tries a criminal case on
behalf of the government.
- Felonies - -is a serious criminal offense, such as murder or sexual assault.
Convicted felons may be fined heavily and sentenced to as many as 99 years
in prison.
- Texas law divides felony offenses into five categories - ---capital, and first-,
second-, third-, and fourth-degree (state jail) felonies--with fourth-degree
being the least serious category.
- Misdemeanors - -a relatively minor criminal offense, such as a traffic
violation.
