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Chapter 4 Texas Governors

1. Early Texans preferred a __c___. a. strong governor to challenge presidential power b. strong president to keep the governor in line c. weak governor d. governor with the power to override the legislature

2. Since Reconstruction, Texas has not elected a(n) __a___. a. Hispanic governor b. Roman Catholic governor c. female governor d. governor without previous political experience

3. The Texas Constitution created a weak governor by __d___. a. creating an elected judiciary b. creating two-year terms c. staggering gubernatorial appointments d. all of these

4. Today’s Texas governor can serve ___b__. a. a single four-year term b. unlimited four-year terms c. no more than three two-year terms d. unlimited two-year terms

5. Dividing traditional executive powers into multiple positions is called __a___. a. a plural executive b. a divided executive c. divided government d. patronage

6. The governor can make a recess appointment, but such appointments must __c___. a. hold a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field b. be approved by voters in the next election c. be approved by the Senate within ten days of the next legislative session d. be approved by the president within ten days

7. In Texas, the budget is prepared by the __c___. a. governor b. Texas Senate c. Legislative Budget Board d. Texas Supreme Court

8. If the governor calls a special session, the __a___. a. governor has complete control over the agenda b. legislature and the governor must agree on the agenda c. legislature can consider any laws once it has completed the governor’s agenda items d. legislature has sole control over the agenda

9. A post-adjournment veto, which occurs after the legislative session is over, __b___. a. is not allowed in Texas b. is absolute, since the legislature cannot override the veto c. can be overridden by the legislature with two-thirds of both houses d. requires the governor to call the legislature into a special session

10. Strong governors tend to have __d___. a. significant appointment power b. strong budget power c. veto power d. all of these

Chapter 5 The Plural Executive and Bureaucracy in Texas

1. An executive branch in which the functions have been divided among several, mostly elected, officeholders is called a ____d_________. a. presidential system b. bureaucracy c. cabinet d. plural executive

2. The Texas ____a________ is the chief legal adviser for the state in court who also issues advisory opinions on legal matters. a. attorney general b. lieutenant governor c. solicitor general d. chief justice

3. Collecting taxes, investing state funds, estimating revenue, and overseeing payments by the state for goods and services are the duties of the _____c________. a. lieutenant governor b. commissioner of the general land office c. comptroller for public accounts d. commissioner of agriculture

4. In the state of Texas, the ______b_______ is an unelected, statewide office. a. railroad commission b. secretary of state c. commissioner of agriculture d. lieutenant governor – 1. regulate elections

5. The office of the ___a__________ was created by state law, not the Texas Constitution (1876). a. commissioner of agriculture b. commissioner of the general land office c. comptroller for public accounts d. attorney general

6. The oldest office in Texas, dating back to the Republic of Texas, which oversees oil, gas, and mineral leases on state land, is that of the _______d______. a. governor b. attorney general c. comptroller for public accounts d. commissioner of the General Land Office

7. Which of the following activities is not regulated by the Railroad Commission? ___c__ a. the environment b. oil and gas industries c. railroads d. alternative energy 1. They regulate oil and gas

8. The largest percentage of Texas state government workers are employed in _______a______. a. higher education b. highways c. natural resources d. state police

9. When individuals receive a state job based on whether they supported a candidate for public office, this system is called a ___b_______. a. bureaucracy b. patronage system c. merit system d. regulatory commission

10. The effectiveness of all statutory boards, commissions, and states agencies is assessed by (the) ____d_________. a. bureaucracy b. patronage system c. regulatory commission d. sunset review

Lt governor: Dan Patrick (all republicans) Attorney General: Ken Paxton Main thing that attorney office does is collect child support

Comptroller: Glen Hegar (controls funds in Texas) Ag Commissioner: Sid Miller No state income tax Land commissioner: George P. Bush Secretary of State- Ruth Hughes

CHAPTER 6 TEXAS JUDICIAL SYSTEM

1. Jurisdiction of courts in Texas is defined by __d___. a. whether the court hears civil or criminal cases b. whether the case is original or on appeal c. geographical location d. all of these

2. Most municipal courts __a___. a. are courts of record b. hear felony cases c. are not courts of record d. are overburdened with civil cases

3. Which court hears cases related to city ordinances and class C misdemeanors? __d__ a. Texas Supreme Court b. statutory county court c. justice of the peace Court d. municipal court

4. Most justices of the peace __b___. a. have not graduated from high school b. have not graduated from college c. are practicing attorneys d. have a medical license

5. District courts hear more than other types of cases. __a__ a. family law b. drug cases c. DWIs d. traffic citations

6. Which court hears all death penalty appeals? __c__ a. Texas District Court b. Texas Court of Appeals c. Texas Court of Criminal Appeals d. Texas Supreme Court

7. According to the Constitution, Texas uses which method to select their judges? __c__ a. appointment by the governor b. appointment by the legislature c. election in partisan elections d. election in nonpartisan elections

8. Most judicial candidates in Texas __a___. a. run unopposed b. have to run in highly competitive elections c. run against one other candidate d. are chosen by the president

9. Civil forfeiture occurs when local law enforcement seizes an individual’s property __c__. a. while waiting for a criminal trial b. without charging them with a crime c. after they have been convicted of a crime d. after they were imprisoned by the federal government

10. A grand jury hears evidence in a case and __d___. a. decides guilt or innocence b. determines what the punishment should be c. decides which court will hear the case d. determines whether a trial is warranted

CHAPTER 7 TEXAS-SIZED JUSTICE 1. _c____is an approach to criminal justice that emphasizes punishment because the guilty violated societal rules. a. Incapacitation b. Just deserts c. Retribution d. Restorative justice

2. __a___is an approach to criminal justice that emphasizes removing the guilty from society to prevent new or additional crime. a. Incapacitation b. Just deserts c. Retribution d. Restorative justice

3. __d___is an approach to criminal justice that sees crime as a break in society between the community, the perpetrator, and the victim, and focuses on healing this break. a. Incapacitation b. Just deserts c. Retribution d. Restorative justice

4. In contrast to Texas, which state mentioned in the chapter focuses on restorative justice as a key part of its criminal justice policy? __b__ a. Alabama b. Minnesota c. Missouri d. Utah

5. Key problems facing Texas’s prisons include ___d____. a. overcrowding b. role of private prisons in Texas c. lack of air-conditioning during summers d. all of these

6. The right to a lawyer in Texas for those who cannot afford one is most often handled in criminal cases by _____.*** a. the Texas Department of Justice

b. a county public defender’s office in each of Texas’s counties c. the U.S. district attorney’s office in each county d. free legal counsel from lawyers in the community or reimbursement of local lawyers

7. A law that requires litigants to pay those they sued if they lose their lawsuit is called __a___. a. the loser pay law b. excessive bail c. tort reform d. the castle doctrine

8. In other states, the castle doctrine is referred to as __c___. a. just deserts b. restorative justice c. stand your ground d. tort

9. In which court case did the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals attempt to define when those with intellectual disability may be exempted from the death penalty? __a__ a. Atkins v. Virginia (2002) b. Ex Parte Jose Garcia Briseño (2004) c. Roper v. Simmons (2005) d. Moore v. Texas (2017)

10. In which case did the U.S. Supreme Court rule that juveniles cannot be executed? _c__ a. Atkins v. Virginia ((2002) b. Ex Parte Jose Garcia Briseño (2004) c. Roper v. Simmons (2005) d. Moore v. Texas (2017)...