The Texas Supreme Court is
a. a de novo court.
b. a court of original jurisdiction.
c. a court of last resort.
d. the single highest court in Texas.
e. the lead appellate court in each county.
Q. 2Why is budgetmaking an important political power for governors across the country?
a. The legislature must follow the provisions in the governor's budget.
b. The governor's budget is extensive and the legislature must approve it by the start of the next fiscal year.
c. The governor has fewer institutional powers over the budget than any other area of state governance.
d. The amount of state revenue is designated by numerous gubernatorial earmarks throughout the budget.
Q. 3According to the authors, which of the following has not been featured in headline stories about death penalty cases?
a. Persons who were juveniles at the time of their crime
b. The use of lethal injections
c. Persons who may have been actually innocent of the crime for which they were sentenced
d. Persons who receive poor legal counsel
e. Persons who were involved in drug-related killings
Q. 4Most states give their governors a variety of special institutional powers with respect to
a. health care reform.
b. the budget.
c. welfare reform.
d. environmental regulation.
Q. 5The average number of executions carried out per year in Texas is
a. 5.
b. 13.
c. 26.
d. 78.
e. 102.
Q. 6A personnel system in which certain employees are hired, fired, and promoted on the basis of merit testing and performance review is called
a. political patronage.
b. new federalism.
c. civil service.
d. Jacksonian democracy.
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