Author Question: Both the Texas Supreme Court and the Court of Criminal Appeals __________. a. have original ... (Read 18 times)

vHAUNG6011 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Both the Texas Supreme Court and the Court of Criminal Appeals __________.

a. have original jurisdiction over any cases in which an elected official is a party in the case
b. have nine justices who are elected for six-year staggered terms
c. have all of their decisions automatically reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court
d. handle both civil and criminal cases

Question 2

The framers of the Texas Constitution of 1876 created separate courts of last resort for civil and criminal cases __________.

a. to fragment political power and decentralize the structure of government
b. in an effort to slow down the judicial process
c. to follow the example of the federal government and other states
d. so they would have more positions on the highest courts to which they could be appointed