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25 Cards in this Set
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the lieutenant governor had great power in Texas because
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he chairs the Senate and the Legislative Budget Board
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Most attorney general candidates campaign on a theme of
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being tough on craime
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duties of the attorney general include
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* child support enforcement
* enforcing antitrust legslation *giving cousel to the state agencies |
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the executive who collects taxes and is the states accountant is the
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who collects taxes and is the states accountant
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the states treasurers office duties include
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abolished by the voters in 1995
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the commissioner of the General Land Office duties serves
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on the veterans land board
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the executive responsible for insuring the accuracy of weights and measures is the
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agriculture commisioner
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the tx bureacracy is controlled by
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no one person
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which of the following is appointed by the governor?
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secretary of state
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The tx railroad commission
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regulates oil production
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most agencies under Sunset review are
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are determining the usefulness of the state agencies
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the official who represents the govornment in a criminal can is the
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prosecuter
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in a civil case,
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two private individuals may be engaged in a lawsuit
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original jurisdiction means
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the court where a case is heard first
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appellate jurisdiction means a
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court that can review matters of law and the initial decision
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which court cannot hear civil cases?
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municiple court
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trial de novo means a
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new trial is held
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the lowest level civil court is the
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justice court
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the highest original jurisdiction court in tx is the
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district court
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appellate courts can do all
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* affirm lower court decisions
*revese and render lower court decisions *reverse and remand lower court decisions |
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most tx judges are selected through
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partisan elections
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district court judges are appointed
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*elected to 4 year terms
*elected in partisan elections *must be at least 25 years old *either licensed as an attorney or have served as a judge in another court for at least four continouse years |
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the highest state civil court is the
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supreme court
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the tx constitution provides that justices of the supreme are to be
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final appellate jurisdiction in civil and juvenile cases
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the exception tot he civil/ criminal split in the states highest courts is
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criminal cases involving a juenile
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