Opponents of the death penalty argue all but which one of the following?
a. Innocent people are sometimes executed.
b. Capital punishment is racially biased.
c. Social science studies are inconclusive as to whether the death penalty deters criminal behavior.
d. It costs more to execute a criminal than to imprison someone for life.
e. Two wrongs do not make a right.
Q. 2Critics of the judicial selection process in Texas complain that
a. judges' reliance on campaign contributions compromises their independence, and partisan elections permit judges to be corrupted by campaign contributions.
b. partisan elections permit judges to be corrupted by campaign contributions, and the process is undemocratic.
c. the process is undemocratic, and voters should have no role in determining who should be judges.
d. judges' reliance on campaign contributions compromises their independence, and voters should have no role in determining who should be judges.
e. partisan elections permit judges to be corrupted by campaign contributions, and voters should have no role in determining who should be judges.
Q. 3The organization with the mission to protect our state's human and natural resources consistent with sustainable economic development is called
a. the Texas Sustainability Commission (TSC).
b. the Economic Development and Tourism agency in the governor's office.
c. the Texas Game and Wildlife Agency.
d. the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).
e. Ducks Unlimited.
Q. 4Which of the following is an example of a progressive tax?
a. Motor fuels tax
b. Federal income tax
c. Oil and gas production tax
d. General sales tax
e. Cigarette tax
Q. 5In a strong mayor-council form of municipal government, the mayor
a. is elected by the city council.
b. is subject to recall by the city's voters.
c. is unable to influence the city budget.
d. has the power to appoint and remove other city executives.
e. has the power to remove council members.
Q. 6In the case of ____, a federal court found the Texas Department of Corrections (TDC) guilty of cruel and unusual punishment in the administration of the state's prison system.
a. Ruiz v. Estelle
b. Edgewood v. Kirby
c. Engel v. Vitale
d. Smith v. Allwright
e. Roe v. Wade
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