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intermediate-level appeals for civil, juvenile, and criminal cases
courts of appeal
jurisdiction over probate cases, less serious misdemeanors, and civil cases involving relatively low amounts of money at the local level
county courts
final appellate jurisdiction in state civil and juvenile casesTexas Supreme Court
ultimate jurisdiction in state criminal cases
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
general jurisdiction over a broad range of civil and
criminal cases, mostly at the local level
district courts
Article 4 of the Texas Constitution creates a plural executive, specifying __________ distinct offices in the executive branch.
a. 2
b. 4
c. 6
d. 8
c. 6
Article 7 of the Texas Constitution
a. discusses how elected officials are removed from office for "illegal behavior."
b. requires that the state legislature establish and maintain "an efficient system of public free schools."
c. lists the acceptable forms of photo ID that must be shown in order to vote.
d. discusses how local governments can be created and establishes rules that all local governments must follow.
b. requires that the state legislature establish and maintain "an efficient system of public free schools."
Article 8 of the Texas Constitution deals with taxation and revenue. This article makes a personal income tax unlikely in Texas because
a. registered voters in the state must approve of a personal income tax.
b. such a tax is specifically outlawed.
c. the revenues gained through such a tax could only be spent on capital infrastructure.
d.it requires all taxes be approved through legislative referendum.
a. registered voters in the state must approve of a personal income tax.
As the Constitution of Texas was written in 1876, who had full citizenship rights under the Constitution of Texas?
a. all adult citizens of Texas
b. all adult male citizens of Texas
c. all adult white male citizens of Texas
d. all citizens except carpetbaggers and scalawags
c. all adult white male citizens of Texas
During the constitutional convention held in November 1865,
a. former secessionists were prohibited from participating.
b. delegates refused to integrate President Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction policy.
c. fundamental freedoms and rights were granted to newly free former slaves.
d. a substantial number of delegates were former slaves.
c. fundamental freedoms and rights were granted to newly free former slaves.
In the Constitution of 1861,
a. public officials had to declare allegiance to the United States of America.
b. references to the United States of America were replaced with references to the Confederate States of America.
c. the practice of slavery was outlawed.
d. Texas declared its independence from Mexico.
b. references to the United States of America were replaced with references to the Confederate States of America.
Judges in Texas are elected by the population in order to
a. ensure that only qualified individuals serve in these important positions.
b. eliminate the role of special interests in the judicial selection process.
c. allow the people to have a check on the judiciary.
d. eliminate the role of partisan politics in the judicial selection process.
c. allow the people to have a check on the judiciary.
State constitutions exist for the purpose of
a. uniting all political power in a state in the executive branch.
b. shrouding the authority of state political institutions in legal jargon.
c. seceding from the national government.
d. preventing the concentration of political power through a series of checks and balances.
d. preventing the concentration of political power through a series of checks and balances.
The Constitution of 1836 adapted provisions from Spanish-Mexican law, including
a. white male suffrage.
b. community property, homestead exemptions and protections, and debtor relief.
c. prohibition of ministers and priests serving in public office.
d. dissolving civil society into its component parts.
b. community property, homestead exemptions and protections, and debtor relief.
The Constitution of 1845 included which of the following elements?
a. an elected governor and appointed lieutenant governor
b. a supreme court with five justices
c. a bicameral legislature with a House of Representatives and Senate
d. an elected attorney general
c. a bicameral legislature with a House of Representatives and Senate
The Constitution of 1876 was written to
a. overturn decisions made by unelected state judges.
b. promote commercial interests in the state's port cities.
c. restrict the power of government in order to keep any governor from being as powerful as Edmund J. Davis, who served under the Reconstruction Constitution of 1869.
d. give the right to vote to African Americans and enshrine the U.S. Constitution's guarantee of equal protection of the laws to African Americans and Hispanics.
c. restrict the power of government in order to keep any governor from being as powerful as Edmund J. Davis, who served under the Reconstruction Constitution of 1869.
Under the current Texas Constitution, members of the Texas House of Representatives serve terms of __________ years, while members of the Texas Senate serve terms of __________ years.
a. 4;6
b. 2;4
c. 3;5
d. 1;2
b. 2;4
Unlike the Bill of Rights in the U.S. Constitution, the Texas Bill of Rights
a. states that the people of Texas have at all times the "inalienable right to alter, reform, or abolish their government in such a manner as they may think expedient."
b. does not outline specific protections regarding the rights of the criminal accused.
c. does not address the issue of whether or not the people of Texas have the right to bear arms.
d. does not forbid the creation of monopolies that are contrary to the public interest.
a. states that the people of Texas have at all times the "inalienable right to alter, reform, or abolish their government in such a manner as they may think expedient."
Voter turnout for constitutional amendment elections could be improved if
a. the state's newspapers stopped offering biased coverage of the amendments.
b. the expensive amendment campaigns aired fewer attack advertisements.
c. unpopular politicians did not state their positions on the amendments.
d. they were held at the same time as presidential elections.
d. they were held at the same time as presidential elections.
What was the outcome of the constitutional convention of 1974?
a. agreement on a new convention was blocked by bitter political conflicts and major demands from highly mobilized special interests.
b. after 150 days, a new constitution was approved by a vote of 118 to 62, with 1 abstention.
c. eight constitutional amendments were adopted that basically rewrote the constitution.
d. the plural executive was replaced by a system that more closely resembles that of the U.S. government.
a. agreement on a new convention was blocked by bitter political conflicts and major demands from highly mobilized special interests.
What were the goals of the authors of the present Texas Constitution?
a. to have a brief and flexible document that could change as the needs of the state changed
b. to create a temporary document that would last only until the next election
c. to adopt the reforms of the Progressive era, including a professionalized bureaucracy and initiative as a means of policy making in the state
d. to put restrictions on the power of government in the body of the document, making it difficult to change over time
d. to put restrictions on the power of government in the body of the document, making it difficult to change over time
Which clause of the U.S. Constitution states that the Constitution and laws passed by the national government and all treaties are the supreme law of the land and superior to all laws adopted by any state?
a. supremacy clause
b. Tenth Amendment
c. necessary and proper clause
d. commerce clause
a. supremacy clause
Which idea is contained in both the U.S. and Texas Constitutions?
a. a supremacy clause
b. federalism
c. laissez-faire economics
d. rebus sic stantibus
b. federalism
Why did the Constitution of 1869 grant African Americans the right to vote and recognize the Fourteenth Amendment guarantees of equality before the law?
a. to appease public opinion in Texas
b. to pass requirements set by the so-called Radical Republicans in the U.S. Congress
c. to meet the demands of governor Edmund J. Davis
d. to meet desegregation decisions made by the U.S. Supreme Court
b. to pass requirements set by the so-called Radical Republicans in the U.S. Congress
Why were the protections for slavery that were included in the Constitution of 1836 noteworthy?
a. They violated provisions of the Mexican constitution.
b. They differed from provisions in the 1827 Constitution of Coahuila y Tejas.
c. They defied the order of the Union army, which was occupying Texas at the time.
d. No other U.S. state had included such provisions in its constitution.
b. They differed from provisions in the 1827 Constitution of Coahuila y Tejas.