What is the purpose of the Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct?
a. to hear complaints against judges and determine whether to censure, reprimand, or recommend their removal
b. to impeach judges
c. to disbar judges and attorneys
d. to indict judges for criminal wrongdoing
e. all of these
Q. 2District and appellate judges in Texas may be removed from office by _____.
a. impeachment after a vote of two-thirds majority in the legislature
b. the attorney general
c. removing their funding from the budget
d. a statewide referendum
e. the governor
Q. 3The _____ is authorized by the legislature to reprimand or disbar any practicing attorney in the state for fraudulent, dishonest, or unethical conduct.
a. American Bar Association
b. State Bar of Texas
c. Texas Supreme Court
d. attorney general
e. governor
Q. 4Felonies are _____, while misdemeanors are _____.
a. criminal cases; civil cases
b. serious crimes; minor crimes
c. trial cases; appellate cases
d. cases with attorneys present; cases where people represent themselves
e. none of these
Q. 5Lower-court trial juries consist of _____ members, whereas district court juries consist of _____ members.
a. 3; 9
b. 6; 12
c. 8; 15
d. 9; 18
e. 5; 10
Q. 6How are trial juries different from grand juries?
a. Grand juries deal with civil cases, while trial juries deal with criminal cases.
b. Grand juries exist mainly in rural areas, and trial juries are used mainly in urban areas.
c. Grand juries determine whether there is enough evidence to charge someone with a crime, whereas trial juries determine guilt or innocence.
d. Trial juries decide guilt or innocence, and grand juries hear appeals.
e. Grand juries have fewer members; otherwise, there is no difference between them and trial juries.
Q. 7An official accusation of criminal wrongdoing is called a(n) _____.
a. decision
b. appeal
c. civil trial
d. indictment
e. criminal trial
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