What is the purpose of writs of mandamus on which the Texas Supreme Court sometimes acts?
A. It is to remedy defects in justice by ordering lower courts or public officials to take a certain action.
B. It offers an explanation as to why the Court has decided not to hear a case appealed to it.
C. They are used to stop a case from being heard in a lower court and to transfer it to a higher court.
D. They are decrees ordering the legislature to strike down unconstitutional laws.
Answer: A
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The basic pattern of competition between two broad, usually fractious coalitions persists.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which of the following limits judicial power?
a. judicial review b. judicial activism – c. stare decisis/precedent d. constitutional courts
Legislation such as the Clean Air Act and the Endangered Species Act are most closely associated with which model of federalism?
a. environmental federalism b. dual federalism c. competitive federalism d. new federalism