UPDATED 2024 CHAPTER 5. THE COURT SYSTEM IN TEXAS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS

UPDATED 2024 CHAPTER 5. THE
COURT SYSTEM IN TEXAS WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS

, UPDATED 2024 CHAPTER 5. THE
COURT SYSTEM IN TEXAS WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS
When reviewing crime rates, there is a strong correlation between the ___ and crime rates - CORRECT
ANSWERSPercentage of the population living in urban areas



Which of the following can be heard in a Justice of the Peace court in Texas? - CORRECT
ANSWERSRequest for search-and-arrest warrants, cases involving traffic tickets, and criminal
misdemeanor cases



The preliminary hearings for persons charged with a serious criminal offense are ________ functions. -
CORRECT ANSWERSMagistrate



__________ courts primarily hear intermediate criminal and civil cases - CORRECT ANSWERSCounty



What is unique about a rial de novo court? - CORRECT ANSWERSNo record of the proceeding is kept.



Unlike us times of the peace, Texas's municipal courts cannot - CORRECT ANSWERSPerform marriages,
and serve as small claims courts.



Appellate Courts - CORRECT ANSWERSHigher-level courts that decide on points of law and not questions
of guilt or innocence



Appointive-Elective System - CORRECT ANSWERSIn Texas, the system of many judges gaining the initial
seat on the court by being appointed and later standing for election



Grand Juries - CORRECT ANSWERSJuries of citizens that determine if a person will be charged with a
crime