Question 1

Punitive damages _____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​occur in civil not criminal cases 
B) ​may occur in tort cases 
C) ​are awarded in addition to actual damages 
D) ​are due to willful and malicious misconduct 
E) ​all of these 
A) ​occur in civil not criminal cases 
B) ​may occur in tort cases 
C) ​are awarded in addition to actual damages 
D) ​are due to willful and malicious misconduct 
E) ​all of these

Question 2

Under tort reform legislation passed in 2003,"pain and suffering" awards in medical malpractice suits are capped at _____.

Accepted Answer

A) $250 
B) $5,000 
C) $100,000 
D) $250,000 
E) $1 million 
A) $250 
B) $5,000 
C) $100,000 
D) $250,000 
E) $1 million

Question 3

​Texas dropped life with parole and added life without parole in murder cases.What is the likely affect on the death penalty?

Accepted Answer

The introduction of life without parole

Question 4

In 1972,the U.S.Supreme Court temporarily stopped the states from carrying out capital punishment in large part because of its finding that the death penalty _____.

Accepted Answer

A) invariably violated the Eighth Amendment ban on "cruel and unusual punishment" 
B) violated the Fifth Amendment's due process clause 
C) was applied in a racially biased manner 
D) could not be shown to deter crime 
E) violated U.S. obligations under international human rights treaties 
A) invariably violated the Eighth Amendment ban on "cruel and unusual punishment" 
B) violated the Fifth Amendment's due process clause 
C) was applied in a racially biased manner 
D) could not be shown to deter crime 
E) violated U.S. obligations under international human rights treaties

Question 5

Which statement is not true?

Accepted Answer

A) Parents can refuse to have their children vaccinated against smallpox on the grounds that it violates their religious convictions. 
B) Parents who refuse to salute the flag as a matter of religious conviction cannot be deprived of custody of their child. 
C) Members of a church are not denied their religious freedom by a zoning law that restricts the use of property around the church building to single-family dwellings. 
D) The freedom to worship requires the freedom not to worship. 
E) States can provide school lunches and public facilities for church-run schools as long as government agencies do not show a preference for one church over another. 
A) Parents can refuse to have their children vaccinated against smallpox on the grounds that it violates their religious convictions. 
B) Parents who refuse to salute the flag as a matter of religious conviction cannot be deprived of custody of their child. 
C) Members of a church are not denied their religious freedom by a zoning law that restricts the use of property around the church building to single-family dwellings. 
D) The freedom to worship requires the freedom not to worship. 
E) States can provide school lunches and public facilities for church-run schools as long as government agencies do not show a preference for one church over another.

Question 6

Explain how prayer in public schools is an example of the "establishment" of religion outlawed by the First Amendment to the U.S.Constitution.​

Accepted Answer

Prayer in public schools is an example o

Question 7

​Which of these is not true of the school funding problems in the Texas legislature in the lastten years?

Accepted Answer

A) ​Problems in Texas are about educational quality, not funding levels. 
B) ​Due to a lack of voting by poorer citizens, wealthier citizens are overrepresented in the Texas legislature. 
C) ​Judicial decisions have forced the legislature to make changes. 
D) ​The legislature cut property taxes for rich school districts, while increasing state funding for poor school districts. 
E) School funding compromises have fallen apart due to the recent economic recession. 
A) ​Problems in Texas are about educational quality, not funding levels. 
B) ​Due to a lack of voting by poorer citizens, wealthier citizens are overrepresented in the Texas legislature. 
C) ​Judicial decisions have forced the legislature to make changes. 
D) ​The legislature cut property taxes for rich school districts, while increasing state funding for poor school districts. 
E) School funding compromises have fallen apart due to the recent economic recession.

Question 8

The term civil liberties refers to the _____.

Accepted Answer

A) right to run for office and to vote in free elections 
B) right to fair and equal treatment under the law 
C) right of all citizens to carry a concealed handgun 
D) individual freedoms from government interference needed to sustain democracy 
E) all of these 
A) right to run for office and to vote in free elections 
B) right to fair and equal treatment under the law 
C) right of all citizens to carry a concealed handgun 
D) individual freedoms from government interference needed to sustain democracy 
E) all of these

Question 9

Which of these is not an argument put forth by opponents of the death penalty?

Accepted Answer

A) Innocent people are sometimes executed. 
B) Capital punishment is racially biased. 
C) Social science studies are inconclusive as to whether the death penalty deters criminal behavior. 
D) It costs more to execute a criminal than to imprison someone for life. 
E) Two wrongs do not make a right. 
A) Innocent people are sometimes executed. 
B) Capital punishment is racially biased. 
C) Social science studies are inconclusive as to whether the death penalty deters criminal behavior. 
D) It costs more to execute a criminal than to imprison someone for life. 
E) Two wrongs do not make a right.

Question 10

​What is the "castle doctrine"?

Accepted Answer

A) ​A person can advocate whatever he or shebelieves in his or herown home. 
B) ​A person has the right to defend his or her home against intrusion. 
C) ​Individuals have the right in Texas to carry guns wherever they wish. 
D) ​College students have the right to carry guns on college campuses. 
E) ​All of these describe the "castle doctrine." 
A) ​A person can advocate whatever he or shebelieves in his or herown home. 
B) ​A person has the right to defend his or her home against intrusion. 
C) ​Individuals have the right in Texas to carry guns wherever they wish. 
D) ​College students have the right to carry guns on college campuses. 
E) ​All of these describe the "castle doctrine."

Question 11

Your text concludes that Texas courts are lagging behind in civil rights and liberties but that,in education,Texas courts _____.

Accepted Answer

A) ​lag even further behind 
B) ​take positions very much like those taken in other southern states 
C) ​are ahead in supporting educational equality 
D) ​have not lived up to democratic ideals 
E) ​none of these 
A) ​lag even further behind 
B) ​take positions very much like those taken in other southern states 
C) ​are ahead in supporting educational equality 
D) ​have not lived up to democratic ideals 
E) ​none of these

Question 12

Which of these is a result of tort reform in Texas?​

Accepted Answer

A) Civil courts have less freedom. 
B) Civil courts are less important. 
C) ​Patients who have been the victims of negligent doctors or hospitals have little recourse. 
D) ​All of these are results of tort reform. 
E) None of these is a result of tort reform. 
A) Civil courts have less freedom. 
B) Civil courts are less important. 
C) ​Patients who have been the victims of negligent doctors or hospitals have little recourse. 
D) ​All of these are results of tort reform. 
E) None of these is a result of tort reform.

Question 13

Why did the arrest of Gregory Lee Johnson violate the First Amendment whilethe arrest of fifty Austin antiwar protesters did not violate the First Amendment?

Accepted Answer

A) The antiwar protesters were violent; Johnson was not. 
B) Johnson did not have a microphone, but the antiwar protesters did. 
C) Johnson did not interfere with the rights of other people, whereas the protesters disrupted the lives of others. 
D) Austin police officers are better-trained than Dallas police officers. 
E) There was no difference in the actions; the Supreme Court was arbitrary in its decision. 
A) The antiwar protesters were violent; Johnson was not. 
B) Johnson did not have a microphone, but the antiwar protesters did. 
C) Johnson did not interfere with the rights of other people, whereas the protesters disrupted the lives of others. 
D) Austin police officers are better-trained than Dallas police officers. 
E) There was no difference in the actions; the Supreme Court was arbitrary in its decision.

Question 14

The process of applying the First Amendment freedoms of the U.S.Constitution to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment is known as _____.

Accepted Answer

A) prior restraint 
B) due process of law 
C) civil action 
D) nullification 
E) incorporation 
A) prior restraint 
B) due process of law 
C) civil action 
D) nullification 
E) incorporation

Question 15

​In Texas,if a girl is under the age of 18 and wants an abortion,_____.

Accepted Answer

A) ​her parents must be notified, but they cannot stop her from receiving the abortion 
B) she is allowed to have one as long as it occurs before the fifth month of pregnancy 
C) ​her parents must be notified, and they can stop her from receiving the abortion 
D) ​she must go to another state unless her life is in danger 
E) ​her only option is to get someone to purchase emergency contraception for her 
A) ​her parents must be notified, but they cannot stop her from receiving the abortion 
B) she is allowed to have one as long as it occurs before the fifth month of pregnancy 
C) ​her parents must be notified, and they can stop her from receiving the abortion 
D) ​she must go to another state unless her life is in danger 
E) ​her only option is to get someone to purchase emergency contraception for her

Question 16

​When inmates of prisons sue the state for mistreatment,they rely on the _____ to protect their rights.

Accepted Answer

A) ​preamble of the U.S. Constitution 
B) ​Prisoners' Bill of Rights 
C) ​Declaration of Independence 
D) ​Texas Constitution 
E) ​Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits cruel and unusual punishment 
A) ​preamble of the U.S. Constitution 
B) ​Prisoners' Bill of Rights 
C) ​Declaration of Independence 
D) ​Texas Constitution 
E) ​Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits cruel and unusual punishment

Question 17

In the case of _____,the Texas Department of Corrections (TDC)was found to be guilty of cruel and unusual punishment in the administration of the state's prison system.

Accepted Answer

A) Ruiz v. Estelle 
B) Edgewood v. Kirby 
C) Engel v. Vitale 
D) Smith v. Allwright 
E) Roe v. Wade 
A) Ruiz v. Estelle 
B) Edgewood v. Kirby 
C) Engel v. Vitale 
D) Smith v. Allwright 
E) Roe v. Wade

Question 18

​The cases in Jasper and Tulia,Texas demonstrated that _____.

Accepted Answer

A) ​residual racism continues to exist 
B) ​Texas has made progress in granting equal treatment to its citizens 
C) ​some parts of the state have made more racial progress than others 
D) all of these 
E) ​none of these 
A) ​residual racism continues to exist 
B) ​Texas has made progress in granting equal treatment to its citizens 
C) ​some parts of the state have made more racial progress than others 
D) all of these 
E) ​none of these

Question 19

​Your text concludes that the politics of religious freedom is often characterized by inconsistency and hypocrisy because _____.

Accepted Answer

A) ​people are passionate about the issue of faith 
B) ​elected government officials often follow public opinion 
C) ​the freedom to worship requires the freedom not to worship 
D) ​all of these 
E) ​none of these 
A) ​people are passionate about the issue of faith 
B) ​elected government officials often follow public opinion 
C) ​the freedom to worship requires the freedom not to worship 
D) ​all of these 
E) ​none of these

Question 20

Among the state restrictions that violated the civil rights of blacks and Mexican Americans were

Accepted Answer

A) Jim Crow laws. 
B) Black Codes. 
C) poll taxes. 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above. 
A) Jim Crow laws. 
B) Black Codes. 
C) poll taxes. 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above.

Punitive damages _____.

Under tort reform legislation passed in 2003,"pain and suffering" awards in medical malpractice suits are capped at _____.

Texas dropped life with parole and added life without parole in murder cases.What is the likely affect on the death penalty?

In 1972,the U.S.Supreme Court temporarily stopped the states from carrying out capital punishment in large part because of its finding that the death penalty _____.

Which statement is not true?

Explain how prayer in public schools is an example of the "establishment" of religion outlawed by the First Amendment to the U.S.Constitution.

Which of these is not true of the school funding problems in the Texas legislature in the lastten years?

The term civil liberties refers to the _____.

Which of these is not an argument put forth by opponents of the death penalty?

What is the "castle doctrine"?

Your text concludes that Texas courts are lagging behind in civil rights and liberties but that,in education,Texas courts _____.

Which of these is a result of tort reform in Texas?

Why did the arrest of Gregory Lee Johnson violate the First Amendment whilethe arrest of fifty Austin antiwar protesters did not violate the First Amendment?

The process of applying the First Amendment freedoms of the U.S.Constitution to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment is known as _____.

In Texas,if a girl is under the age of 18 and wants an abortion,_____.

When inmates of prisons sue the state for mistreatment,they rely on the _____ to protect their rights.

In the case of _____,the Texas Department of Corrections (TDC)was found to be guilty of cruel and unusual punishment in the administration of the state's prison system.

The cases in Jasper and Tulia,Texas demonstrated that _____.

Your text concludes that the politics of religious freedom is often characterized by inconsistency and hypocrisy because _____.

Among the state restrictions that violated the civil rights of blacks and Mexican Americans were

The Context of Texas Politics

The Constitutional Setting

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Voting,campaigns,and Elections

The Texas Legislature

The Governor

The Administrative State

The Judiciary

Local Government

The State Economy and the Financing of State Government

Public Policy: People

Public Policy: Resources

Filters

Exam 10: The Substance of Justice

Punitive damages _____.​

Under tort reform legislation passed in 2003,"pain and suffering" awards in medical malpractice suits are capped at _____.

​Texas dropped life with parole and added life without parole in murder cases.What is the likely affect on the death penalty?

In 1972,the U.S.Supreme Court temporarily stopped the states from carrying out capital punishment in large part because of its finding that the death penalty _____.

Which statement is not true?

Explain how prayer in public schools is an example of the "establishment" of religion outlawed by the First Amendment to the U.S.Constitution.​

​Which of these is not true of the school funding problems in the Texas legislature in the lastten years?

The term civil liberties refers to the _____.

Which of these is not an argument put forth by opponents of the death penalty?

​What is the "castle doctrine"?

Your text concludes that Texas courts are lagging behind in civil rights and liberties but that,in education,Texas courts _____.

Which of these is a result of tort reform in Texas?​

Why did the arrest of Gregory Lee Johnson violate the First Amendment whilethe arrest of fifty Austin antiwar protesters did not violate the First Amendment?

The process of applying the First Amendment freedoms of the U.S.Constitution to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment is known as _____.

​In Texas,if a girl is under the age of 18 and wants an abortion,_____.

​When inmates of prisons sue the state for mistreatment,they rely on the _____ to protect their rights.

In the case of _____,the Texas Department of Corrections (TDC)was found to be guilty of cruel and unusual punishment in the administration of the state's prison system.

​The cases in Jasper and Tulia,Texas demonstrated that _____.

​Your text concludes that the politics of religious freedom is often characterized by inconsistency and hypocrisy because _____.

Among the state restrictions that violated the civil rights of blacks and Mexican Americans were

The Context of Texas Politics

The Constitutional Setting

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Voting,campaigns,and Elections

The Texas Legislature

The Governor

The Administrative State

The Judiciary

Local Government

The State Economy and the Financing of State Government

Public Policy: People

Public Policy: Resources

Filters

Punitive damages _____.

Texas dropped life with parole and added life without parole in murder cases.What is the likely affect on the death penalty?

Explain how prayer in public schools is an example of the "establishment" of religion outlawed by the First Amendment to the U.S.Constitution.

Which of these is not true of the school funding problems in the Texas legislature in the lastten years?

What is the "castle doctrine"?

Which of these is a result of tort reform in Texas?

In Texas,if a girl is under the age of 18 and wants an abortion,_____.

When inmates of prisons sue the state for mistreatment,they rely on the _____ to protect their rights.

The cases in Jasper and Tulia,Texas demonstrated that _____.

Your text concludes that the politics of religious freedom is often characterized by inconsistency and hypocrisy because _____.