GOVT 2306: Texas Courts UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
How are Texas judges elected? in partisan elections
True or false: Judgeships are intensely political? True
Disputes between private individuals
What does Civil Law deal with? (The remedy in a civil lawsuit is often for the offending
party to pay compensation to the injured party)
involves the violation of criminal statutes. If one is found
What Criminal Law deal with?
guilty, punishment can involve the loss of liberty or life
complaint against the person accused of causing them
In civil law, one party files a
harm
In civil law, the defendant will file a answer explaining why the accusations are not valid.
the preponderance of the evidence (The plaintiff must
In civil law, the standard proof of the plaintiff must meet
show that the defendant is more likely than not the cause
is
of the harm suffered by the plaintiff)
Much of civil law involves tort law, which aims to redress civil wrongs
What can civil cases also include? family law and probate law
True or False: Civil cases are affordable and quick process-
False
es
the parties agree to present their case to a decision maker
What is arbitration?
and to be bound by the decision
the parties try to reach a compromise resolution without
What is mediation?
going to trial
the branch of law that regulates the conduct of individuals,
What is criminal law? defines crimes, and specifies punishments for criminal
acts
In criminal cases, who is always the plaintiff (or the party
the Government
that brings charges to court)?
Answers
How are Texas judges elected? in partisan elections
True or false: Judgeships are intensely political? True
Disputes between private individuals
What does Civil Law deal with? (The remedy in a civil lawsuit is often for the offending
party to pay compensation to the injured party)
involves the violation of criminal statutes. If one is found
What Criminal Law deal with?
guilty, punishment can involve the loss of liberty or life
complaint against the person accused of causing them
In civil law, one party files a
harm
In civil law, the defendant will file a answer explaining why the accusations are not valid.
the preponderance of the evidence (The plaintiff must
In civil law, the standard proof of the plaintiff must meet
show that the defendant is more likely than not the cause
is
of the harm suffered by the plaintiff)
Much of civil law involves tort law, which aims to redress civil wrongs
What can civil cases also include? family law and probate law
True or False: Civil cases are affordable and quick process-
False
es
the parties agree to present their case to a decision maker
What is arbitration?
and to be bound by the decision
the parties try to reach a compromise resolution without
What is mediation?
going to trial
the branch of law that regulates the conduct of individuals,
What is criminal law? defines crimes, and specifies punishments for criminal
acts
In criminal cases, who is always the plaintiff (or the party
the Government
that brings charges to court)?
