Which of the following statements best describes the importance of criminal rights in the Texas Constitution?(1 point)
Responses
Rights for those accused of crimes ensure that criminals are always found guilty of their crimes.
Rights for those accused of crimes ensure that criminals are always found guilty of their crimes.
Rights for those accused of crimes ensure that people are able to own weapons to protect themselves.
Rights for those accused of crimes ensure that people are able to own weapons to protect themselves.
Rights for those accused of crimes ensure that justice is fair and applied equally.
Rights for those accused of crimes ensure that justice is fair and applied equally.
Rights for those accused of crimes ensure that innocent people are not arrested for crimes.
Rights for those accused of crimes ensure that justice is fair and applied equally.
Which of the following best represents how interest groups and political parties with different views have worked together?(1 point)
Responses
compromises between Democrats and the Sierra Club
compromises between Democrats and the Sierra Club
Sierra Club and Republican interactions
Sierra Club and Republican interactions
the COVID-19 childcare bill
the COVID-19 childcare bill
bills passed by Grassroots America and the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF)
compromises between Democrats and the Sierra Club
Who would most likely have said this fictional quote: “The state should be free to decide how to best help its citizens. Instead of big government programs, individual citizens should provide help for their neighbors”?(1 point)
Responses
a modern-era Texas Democrat
a modern-era Texas Democrat
a modern-era Texas Republican
a modern-era Texas Republican
Jacksonian Democrats
Jacksonian Democrats
Republicans during the Civil War
Republicans during the Civil War
a modern-era Texas Republican
The Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act is an example of(1 point)
Responses
voter fraud.
voter fraud.
bipartisanship.
bipartisanship.
a motor voter law.
a motor voter law.
a repeal.
bipartisanship.
What power might an adult defendant seek if they want to appeal a criminal case from a county court?(1 point)
Responses
a city court
a city court
the county sheriff
the county sheriff
supreme court
supreme court
state court of appeals
state court of appeals
Which elected group can give the final verdict on civil cases and juvenile criminal cases?(1 point)
Responses
the criminal court of appeals
the criminal court of appeals
the Texas Supreme Court
the Texas Supreme Court
district courts
district courts
the Commissioners Court
the Commissioners Court