Texas Court System
What is a Trial Court?
Generally concern breach of contract or violation of rights; lawsuit between two parties
What is a Civil Case?
Only Registered Party Members can Vote
What is a Closed Primary?
The Primary Administrative Units of Texas
What are Counties?
When the Civil Rights of an Individual are Denied or Interfered with Because of their Membership in a Particular Group or Class
What is Discrimination?
Court in each Texas County.
What is a County Constitutional Court?
A Serious Crime Punishable by a Prison Sentence or a Fine
What is a Felony?
Two Week Period prior to Election Day when Voters can Cast a Ballot
What is Early Voting?
Chief Law Enforcement Officer of a County
Who is the Sheriff?
The Most Common Form of Local Government in the US
What are Special Districts?
What is an Appellate Court?
Adopted by a Grand Jury in Order to Formally Bring Criminal Charges
What is an Indictment?
Traditionally Responsible for Administrating Elections at the County Level
Who is the County Clerk?
Cities of More than 5,000 People
What are Home Rule Cities?
Can affect judges behavior, including making sentences harsher
What are Partisan Judicial Elections?
Has Original Jurisdiction on Serious Criminal Cases & Civil Cases Seeking High Amounts of Damages
What is the District Court?
The Requirement for States Seek Prior Permission before Changing their Voting Laws
What is Preclearance?
Texas' Primary System
What is a Semi-Open Primary System?
Who are County Commissioners?
Elections where Voter Turnout in the Lowest
What are Local Off-cycle Elections?
Has Jurisdiction on Cases Involving Removal of Judges and Attorney Discipline
What is the Texas Supreme Court?
Used Internal Party Rules to Deny African Americans in Texas the Right to a Meaningful Vote
What is the White Primary?
On Election Day, the Two Types of Places a Voter Can Vote
What are Precinct Polling Stations & Election Day Vote Centers.
Political Power is held by Elected Officials, while a Professional Handles day-to-day Administration of the City
What is a Council-Manager system?
The Principal that Cities are Derived from the State, and therefore Subservient to Them
What is Dillon's Rule?