When considering the overall quality of justice in Texas, the text concludes that _____.
a. the quality of legal representation by court-appointed attorneys is often poor
b. poor and minority defendants probably have a greater chance of being incarcerated and executed
c. minority judges are underrepresented in the state district courts
d. there are numerous examples of people who have been convicted of crimes only to have later advances in investigative science prove them innocent
e. all of these
Q. 2Critics of Texas's system for providing legal representation to poor people accused of crimes argue that _____.
a. the rate of compensation provided to court-appointed attorneys is too low
b. the quality of representation by court-appointed attorneys is low
c. the performance of court-appointed attorneys is too low
d. the state needs a system of public defenders
e. all of these
Q. 3Which statement best summarizes the arguments in support of partisan elections?
a. Party labels are less important than other information like the candidate's experience and the law school attended.
b. Party labels are outdated and should be replaced by elections without any party labels on the candidates.
c. The voters will be assured of better judges when the candidates do not have to campaign.
d. Party labels tell voters about the candidates' views on government and provide crucial information about the candidates.
e. None of these statements summarizes those arguments.
Q. 4Some states use nonpartisan elections to choose their judges. What is a nonpartisan election plan?
a. the Texas plan for selecting judges
b. the citizens vote for judges, but no party labels appear on the ballot
c. where either the legislature or the governor appoints the judges
d. a merit plan
e. elections in which candidates run as Democrats or Republicans
Q. 5Studies show that the most important factor in predicting how a judge decide cases is the judge's _____.
a. political party
b. gender
c. age
d. socioeconomic status
e. law school background
Q. 6In Texas, all judges except municipal judges are _____.
a. appointed by the governor
b. chosen in partisan elections
c. chosen in nonpartisan elections
d. elected by the legislature
e. selected according to a merit plan
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