Question 1

As a community property state,Texas requires all of the following except

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A)  that a couple divide property acquired during marriage.
B)  that a spouse is not usually responsible for the other's support after divorce.
C)  that children have a right to be supported by their parents even if the parents are divorced.
D)  alimony must be paid after five years of marriage.

Question 2

Which of the following has been defined by the U.S.Supreme Court as a legal exception to the exclusionary rule?

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A)  Evidence may be admitted when law enforcement agents acted on a search warrant they believed valid when it was not.
B)  If agents would have otherwise discovered the evidence during a routine legal investigation.
C)  If the otherwise illegal evidence is seized for tax purposes rather than a trial.
D)  All of these choices are true.

Question 3

All of the following groups have advocated for tort reform except

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A)  businesses.
B)  insurance companies.
C)  plaintiffs' lawyers.
D)  health professionals.

Question 4

Who is responsible for bringing civil suits to seek writs of injunction to end violations of the Texas antitrust and consumer protection laws?

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A)  Lieutenant governor
B)  Attorney general
C)  Land commissioner
D)  Secretary of state

Question 5

Criminal law is concerned with

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A)  public morality.
B)  legal precedents.
C)  common law.
D)  Stare decisis.

Question 6

Which of the following is not an explanation given by prosecutors for agreeing to plea bargains?

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A)  Criminal are still punished to the full measure of their crime.
B)  Dockets are overcrowded.
C)  It saves taxpayers money.
D)  In doing so,evidence is gathered about fellow criminals.

Question 7

Civil law holds that when a new corporation is chartered __________ and the new corporation is one that can sue,be sued,or be fined for criminal activity.

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A)  a new legal person is created
B)  the secretary of state endorses it
C)  a writ of injunction is issued
D)  the antitrust law ensues

Question 8

Under Texas law,an individual can lose the title to a homestead for all of the following reasons except

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A)  delinquency on home equity loans.
B)  failure to satisfy tax liens.
C)  delinquency on home improvement loans.
D)  nonpayment of child support.

Question 9

What kind of insurance plan allows the insured person to collect from the individual's own insurance company regardless of who is at fault in a vehicular accident?

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A)  Liability insurance
B)  Punitive damages
C)  No-fault insurance
D)  Libel

Question 10

Arrest warrants are issued for all of the following except when

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A)  presented with probable cause that the person has committed a crime.
B)  a prosecutor files for a writ of information.
C)  a grand jury issues an indictment.
D)  an individual looks suspicious.

Question 11

The initial questioning of jurors to determine possible biases is called what?

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A)  Voir dire
B)  Challenging
C)  Preemptory challenging
D)  Writs

Question 12

Which of the following is not an example of a victimless crime?

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A)  Prostitution
B)  Gambling
C)  Drug possession
D)  Driving while intoxicated

Question 13

Which of the following statements about persons who typically commit serious crimes is incorrect?

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A)  They are unwilling to accept the mores of the people who write the law.
B)  They have a strong sense of responsibility.
C)  They are disproportionately young,poor,and members of racial or ethnic minority groups.
D)  Many have acute emotional and social problems.

Question 14

When a defendant in a criminal cases requests that the location of the trial be changed,this is called a/an

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A)  change of venue.
B)  change of parties.
C)  docket.
D)  arraignment.

Question 15

Should there be a separate judicial system for juvenile offenders? Why or why not? ​

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Question 16

According to the U.S.Supreme Court,which of the following is not a legal exception to the Miranda Rule?

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A)  When a confession given without the Miranda warning leads to witnesses,their testimony may be used.
B)  Police may ad lib the Miranda warning without using the precise language in the 1966 decision.
C)  When the public safety is endangered,Miranda warnings are unnecessary.
D)  A confession made without Miranda warnings may not be used as evidence of perjury if later statements by the accused contradict it.

Question 17

Which of the following is more likely to be a victim of a crime?

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A)  Young people
B)  African Americans
C)  Individuals living in metropolitan areas
D)  All of these choices are true.

Question 18

Texas law protects the property rights of owners to do the following except

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A)  inherit it.
B)  lease it.
C)  sell It.
D)  misuse it.

Question 19

Civil law deals with all of the following except

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A)  private rights.
B)  individual rights.
C)  public morality.
D)  private obligations and responsibilities.

Question 20

Texas executes more convicted capital felony inmates because

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A)  Texas juries are more likely to impose the death penalty in murder cases than juries in other states.
B)  it is a very strong deterrent to murder.
C)  Texas follows through to execute a larger share of its death row prisoners.
D)  Texas has a large population.

Exam 10: Law and Due Process

According to the U.S.Supreme Court,which of the following is not a legal exception to the Miranda Rule?

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Which of the following is not an example of a victimless crime?

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What kind of insurance plan allows the insured person to collect from the individual's own insurance company regardless of who is at fault in a vehicular accident?

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As a community property state,Texas requires all of the following except

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Criminal law is concerned with

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Under Texas law,an individual can lose the title to a homestead for all of the following reasons except

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Texas executes more convicted capital felony inmates because

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The initial questioning of jurors to determine possible biases is called what?

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Which of the following statements about persons who typically commit serious crimes is incorrect?

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Which of the following has been defined by the U.S.Supreme Court as a legal exception to the exclusionary rule?

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Who is responsible for bringing civil suits to seek writs of injunction to end violations of the Texas antitrust and consumer protection laws?

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Should there be a separate judicial system for juvenile offenders? Why or why not? ​

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Which of the following is not an explanation given by prosecutors for agreeing to plea bargains?

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Arrest warrants are issued for all of the following except when

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Civil law deals with all of the following except

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Civil law holds that when a new corporation is chartered __________ and the new corporation is one that can sue,be sued,or be fined for criminal activity.

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Texas law protects the property rights of owners to do the following except

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When a defendant in a criminal cases requests that the location of the trial be changed,this is called a/an

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Which of the following is more likely to be a victim of a crime?

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All of the following groups have advocated for tort reform except

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