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75 Cards in this Set
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Line item veto |
Allows veto of portions of a bill that deal with funding |
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Plural executive and positions |
Limits power of the governor. Lt Gov. Gen comptroller , commissioners |
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Blue ribbon commision |
Fact finding commision |
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Longest serving governor in tx |
Rick Perry . 1999 |
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Is executive office in Texas a strong position ? |
No |
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Lt governor |
Leader of senate |
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A governor can appoint people to what |
Secretary of state . Benches. Commissions. Boards. |
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How can a tex gov leave office |
Impeachment , resign. |
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Has Texas ever had term limits for governor |
1861 to 66 not more than 2 consecutive terms . Removed in 1869 |
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Example of informal power for a governor |
Threaten a veto |
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Precession bargaining |
Lt gov. Gov . Speaker hash out agenda before session. |
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WHt is patronage |
Rewarding a supporter |
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Military powers of Texas governor |
Can activate Texas national guard. |
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What is Texas state guard. |
Volunteer |
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Budget powers of governor. Who does he get help from |
Is chief budget officer. Receives info from state agencies. |
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Texas governor yearly compensation |
150,000 per year |
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Formal quals for governor. |
Citizen . 30 yr old resident. |
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Clemency powers by governor |
Has powers to auth pardons, paroles, reprieves, can commute sentences |
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1936 clemency was taken away and given to whom ? |
Board of pardons & paroles. |
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2 sides of adversarial system . "Accuser" ? "Being Accused" ? |
Plaintiff. Defendant |
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What does civil law deal with? What's its overall purpose? How do you win? |
Individual or property rights. Assign responsibility . Must reach a preponderance of evidence. Must assume party is 51 percent responsible. |
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What do criminal cases deal with? Who is the case initiated by? What type of rules are used to evaluate evidence. |
Proper behavior as defined by law. Case is initiated by a government prosecutor. Strict rules ofprocedure. . |
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2 types of jurisdiction. |
Original andappellate. . |
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Original jurisdiction |
Judge oversees procedure, court has authority to hear the case for the first time |
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Appellate jurisdiction |
The authority of a court to review a lower courts decision and rule on its legitimacy |
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Texas supreme court |
Original and appellate jurisdiction Only hears civil cases |
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Texas court of criminal appeals |
Last resort for all criminal cases in the state. |
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Court of record |
Has a court reporter to record testimony and proceedings. |
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Trial de novo |
A whole new trial in the case that a court case wasn't recorded. |
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How many tiers does the court legal system have |
3. Bottom trial court. Middle appellate court. Top. Court of last resort. |
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Death penalty cases are appealed where |
Court of criminal appeals |
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How many county courts are in texas |
254 |
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How many district courts |
456 |
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What is the district court considered to be? |
Chief trial court of the state. |
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Where are most juvenile cases tried |
District court |
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Municipal court duties. What type of cases |
Jurisdiction over violations of city ordinances Most traffic cases. |
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How many municipal courts |
926 |
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Justice of the peace duties. . |
Coroner duties. Notary. Small claims court. Civil matter. |
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Who may sign eviction notices |
Justice of the peace courts. |
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What type of system do court of appeals run in? |
Bifurcated. One deals with civil. Other with criminal law. |
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How are judges elected to courts of appeal. Quals? |
6 years staggered terms. Must be 35 and lawyer or judge from lower court with 10 years experience. |
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How many courts of appels |
14 |
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Texas supreme court |
Final court of appeals in civil and juvenile cases. |
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Grand jury. How many members ? What do they determine |
12. If there is sufficient evidence to try an individual. |
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Petit jury. How are they selected. |
A jury in civil or criminal trial. Selected from drivers license lists. |
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Statuary probate court . What do they deal with |
Have original and exclusive jurisdiction over their counties probate matters. Guardianship cases, mental health, |
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Civil law.? |
Deals with private rights relationships, obligations, and responsibilities. |
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Statutory law |
Law that has been passed by legislative bodies and is written in code books |
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Tort reform |
Laws passed by the legislature aimed to reduce number of lawsuits. |
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2 types of crime |
Felony. Misdemeanor. |
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Victimless crimes |
Prostitution. Gambling |
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What does the 4th amendment protect |
Unreasonable search . |
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How many police arrest without warrant |
If there is probable cause. When circumstances do not permit their obtaining one. |
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What happens is defendant pleads not guilty |
The case is placed on the docket for trial |
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Plea bargaining |
Secret bargaining session with prosecutor |
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What exists when a jury cant agree |
Hung jury |
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Texas law requires how many jurors to agree on verdict in a criminal case? |
All 12 |
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Age of adult in texas |
17 |
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Texas dept of criminal justice |
Supervises the state adult correctional functions Probation Prison Parole |
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How many agencies create bureaucracy |
220 |
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Bureaucrat |
Individual who work for the government |
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Elected policy maker |
450 people |
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Civil service merit system |
Test to qualify for a position |
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Commissioner of general land office |
Manage and collect rentals . Mineral rights. |
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Attorney general |
Repents Texas when someone Sue's the state. |
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Comptroller of public accounts |
In charge of money for state. |
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Secretary of state |
Voter registration boards. Keep official records filled with the state |
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What does a bureaucracy need |
Public support. Expertise. |
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Administrative law |
Write policies |
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Admin review |
Interpret law. |
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Elective accountability. |
Obligation of elected officials to be directing responsibility to voters to their agencies. |
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Legislative accountability |
State legislature in charge has over eight authority. |
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Appointed policy maker |
Idea people . |
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Importance of two presiding officers |
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What types of accountability Which works |
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