The highest level of courts in Texas differs from that of most states in that __________.
A. federal cases are heard by the Texas Supreme Court and state cases are heard by the Court of Criminal Appeals
B. the Texas Supreme Court has only original jurisdiction and the Court of Criminal Appeals has only appellate jurisdiction
C. the Texas Supreme Court establishes and defines misdemeanors and the Court of Criminal Appeals establishes and defines felonies
D. the Texas Supreme Court handles civil cases and the Court of Criminal Appeals handles criminal cases
Answer: D
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A. Meaningful elections require money, but the pursuit of money can subvert the purpose of elections. B. Candidates need to raise so much money for their campaigns that they have little time to interact with voters. C. Money has become so important that the candidates who can raise the most money always wins. D. The pool of candidates is limited to the wealthy who can self-finance their own campaigns.
Overcoming one of the biggest impediments to Latino voters, Congress extended the Voting Rights Act in 1975 to include
A) literacy tests. B) noncitizen voting rights. C) language assistance. D) descendant clauses. E) grandfather clauses.
Regular trash pickup, cemeteries, bus routes, sewage treatment, street lighting are the types of services either provided by or directly managed by state government.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Peer groups are most likely to influence political attitudes when
A. people are over the age of fifty. B. it is not an election year. C. people within peer groups do not have strong party identification. D. they are actively involved in political activities. E. their members are all of the same gender.