Unlike federal judges, who are appointed by the president to life terms, state judges in Texas, except for those on municipal courts, are __________.
a. appointed by the governor for specific terms
b. selected by the state legislature for 10-year terms
c. chosen by the Judicial Selection Committee of the Texas Bar Association
d. elected to limited terms in partisan elections
Q. 2Most municipal courts and justice of the peace courts __________.
a. are not courts of record
b. are presided over by judges appointed by the governor
c. have mostly appellate jurisdiction
d. only deal with civil cases
Q. 3The authority of a court to try or resolve a civil lawsuit or a felony prosecution being heard for the first time is known as __________.
a. appellate jurisdiction
b. original jurisdiction
c. supreme jurisdiction
d. bifurcated jurisdiction
Q. 4Most criminal activities are defined and their punishments established in the __________.
a. Civil Code
b. Jurisprudence Code
c. Penal Code
d. Hammurabi Code
Q. 5Even minor disputes in lower courts can be costly and time-consuming because __________. a. there are so few courthouses and people typically have to drive a long way to get to one
a. there are so few courthouses and people typically have to drive a long way to get to one
b. they often require professional assistance from a lawyer
c. budget cuts in the federal government have led to staff reductions in judges' offices
d. most decisions reached in courts go through so many appeals before ever being fully resolved
Q. 6Compare and contrast the patronage and merit systems of public employment. Which system do you think is better and why?
What will be an ideal response?
Q. 7Federal courts have been leaders in __________.
a. protecting civil and political liberties
b. establishing traffic violations
c. implementing the death penalty
d. defining terms for the medicinal use of marijuana
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