What is the most salient difference between Texas’s two highest appeals courts?
What will be an ideal response?
The Supreme Court of Texas hears only civil appeals. The Court of Criminal Appeals hears criminal appeals and death penalty cases.
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a. the leading economic blocs established after World War II b. the major political groups in the United Nations General Assembly c. the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council d. the countries that rejected the creation of the United Nations
When Congress passed a law that would deprive states of some funding for highway maintenance if they did not raise the drinking age from 18 to 21, South Dakota challenged the law but the Supreme Court held it was constitutional
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A(n) __________ is an executive grant releasing the individual from punishment or legal consequences of a crime before or after conviction, and restores all rights and privileges of citizenship
a. pardon b. override c. rescission d. executive order
Institutional reform may enable institutions to ______.
A. perform more efficiently or accomplish new collective goals B. eliminate staffing and reduce overhead C. create new institutions and minimize collective goals D. Institutions can never reform.