The Court System in Texas UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
name familiarity
grand juries
information or an administrative hearing
petit juries
dual court system
trial courts
appellate courts
partisan election
nonpartisan election
merit system, or Missouri system
appointive-elective system
, Local courts that hear cases; juries determine the outcome
Juries of citizens that determine if a
of the cases heard in the court
person will be chargedwith a crime
Higher-level courts that decide on points of law and not
A hearing before a judge who decides
questions of guilt or innocence
if a person muststand trial; used in
place of a grand jury Method used to select all judges (except municipal court
judges) in Texas by using a ballot in which party identifi-
Juries of citizens that determine the
cation is shown
guilt or innocence ofa person during a
trial; pronounced petty juries Election in which party identification is not formally de-
clared
A judicial structure where there are two
systems in place:federal and state. The A system of electing judges that involves appointment by
federal court system deals with matters the governor and a periodic retention election
subject to federal law, as well as with In Texas, the system of many judges gaining the initial seat
interstate and international disputes. on the court by being appointed and later standing for
The state court system deals with election
almost everything else that falls within a
Practice of voting for candidates with familiar or popular
given state'sborders
names; a significant issue in Texas judicial elections
straight-ticket voting system 1/7
Answers
name familiarity
grand juries
information or an administrative hearing
petit juries
dual court system
trial courts
appellate courts
partisan election
nonpartisan election
merit system, or Missouri system
appointive-elective system
, Local courts that hear cases; juries determine the outcome
Juries of citizens that determine if a
of the cases heard in the court
person will be chargedwith a crime
Higher-level courts that decide on points of law and not
A hearing before a judge who decides
questions of guilt or innocence
if a person muststand trial; used in
place of a grand jury Method used to select all judges (except municipal court
judges) in Texas by using a ballot in which party identifi-
Juries of citizens that determine the
cation is shown
guilt or innocence ofa person during a
trial; pronounced petty juries Election in which party identification is not formally de-
clared
A judicial structure where there are two
systems in place:federal and state. The A system of electing judges that involves appointment by
federal court system deals with matters the governor and a periodic retention election
subject to federal law, as well as with In Texas, the system of many judges gaining the initial seat
interstate and international disputes. on the court by being appointed and later standing for
The state court system deals with election
almost everything else that falls within a
Practice of voting for candidates with familiar or popular
given state'sborders
names; a significant issue in Texas judicial elections
straight-ticket voting system 1/7
