Pol 1133 Exam 3 Questions and Answers
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Civil Cases - ✔✔disputes between individual citizens and involve idea of
responsibilities, not guilt
Civil Law - ✔✔all individuals who believe they have cause or have been
injured by others may file a civil lawsuit
criminal cases - ✔✔cases brought by individuals for violation of law and
crimes against society
family law - ✔✔cases related to marriage, divorce, child custody, age of
consent.
grand juries - ✔✔juries of citizens that determine if a person will be charged
with a crime
administrative hearing - ✔✔A hearing before a judge who decided if a
person must stand trial; used in place of a grand jury
Petit Juries - ✔✔juries of citizens that determine the guilt or innocence of a
person during trial
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, number of cases filed in texas - ✔✔over a million and fewer than 5,000
result in jury trials. < 1/3 cases in district court are criminal cases.
dual court systems - ✔✔there are 2 systems: federal and state. federal
deals with federal law, interstate, and international disputes. State deals
with anything within the state's borders.
trial courts - ✔✔- they are local and jurisdiction is limited to a geographic
area such as a county
- only 1 judge
- citizens serve as juries and witnesses
- concerned with determining if someone is guilty
- announce decisions after trial ends
Appellate courts - ✔✔- have structures and purposes that differ from trial
courts
- centralized and state level
- more than 1 judge
citizen participation is virtually absent
- decide points of law not fact
Municipal courts - ✔✔hear all cases involving violations of city ordinances
and misdemeanor offenses. they consider any case as "de novo"
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Civil Cases - ✔✔disputes between individual citizens and involve idea of
responsibilities, not guilt
Civil Law - ✔✔all individuals who believe they have cause or have been
injured by others may file a civil lawsuit
criminal cases - ✔✔cases brought by individuals for violation of law and
crimes against society
family law - ✔✔cases related to marriage, divorce, child custody, age of
consent.
grand juries - ✔✔juries of citizens that determine if a person will be charged
with a crime
administrative hearing - ✔✔A hearing before a judge who decided if a
person must stand trial; used in place of a grand jury
Petit Juries - ✔✔juries of citizens that determine the guilt or innocence of a
person during trial
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©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED 2024.
, number of cases filed in texas - ✔✔over a million and fewer than 5,000
result in jury trials. < 1/3 cases in district court are criminal cases.
dual court systems - ✔✔there are 2 systems: federal and state. federal
deals with federal law, interstate, and international disputes. State deals
with anything within the state's borders.
trial courts - ✔✔- they are local and jurisdiction is limited to a geographic
area such as a county
- only 1 judge
- citizens serve as juries and witnesses
- concerned with determining if someone is guilty
- announce decisions after trial ends
Appellate courts - ✔✔- have structures and purposes that differ from trial
courts
- centralized and state level
- more than 1 judge
citizen participation is virtually absent
- decide points of law not fact
Municipal courts - ✔✔hear all cases involving violations of city ordinances
and misdemeanor offenses. they consider any case as "de novo"
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