Chapter 8 Quiz Flashcards

1
Q

How do attitudes in Texas about the death penalty differ from the those outside the state?

A

Texans, more than other states’ residents, prefer it as a method of punishment.

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2
Q

The idea that citizens must be able to fend for themselves is referred to as _____ justice.

A

Frontier.

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3
Q

Rather than building new prisons in Texas, the legislature has turned to lowering recidivism (the return of inmates previously released from prison) by focusing on…

A

the expansion of state rehabilitation facilities, including mental health and substance abuse facilities.

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4
Q

Indigent defense refers most centrally to…

A

rights of poor defendants to legal representation

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5
Q

Which of the following most accurately describes the loser pay law?

A

Losing plaintiffs must pay the legal fees of successful defendants.

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6
Q

The United States has the highest per capita incarceration rate in the world.

A

True.

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7
Q

Humanitarian concern was the primary motivation for the recent funding for rehabilitation programs.

A

False.

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8
Q

The underlying problem cited among Texas prisons in Ruiz v. Estelle (1972) was overcrowding.

A

True.

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9
Q

Proponents of prison privatization argue cost savings as its primary benefit.

A

True.

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10
Q

Tort reform refers to placing limits on the availability of parole for prison inmates.

A

False.

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11
Q

The castle doctrine of Texas requires a homeowner to make an earnest attempt to retreat before using deadly force.

A

False.

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12
Q

Since 1976, Texas has carried out more executions than all other states combined.

A

False.

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13
Q

Taxpayers pay more for the average death penalty case in Texas than they pay to house an inmate serving a forty-year sentence.

A

True.

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14
Q

Costs of a death penalty case in California exceed those in Texas.

A

True.

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15
Q

The United States Supreme Court has ruled that it is unconstitutional to execute defendants who are mentally retarded.

A

True.

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16
Q

Texas uses lethal injection to execute inmates.

A

False.

17
Q

More Hispanics have been executed in Texas than whites since 1983.

A

False.

18
Q

California has executed five hundred fewer inmates since 1976 than Texas.

A

True.

19
Q

Texas courts have reputation for favoring…

A

corporate interests.

20
Q

Loser pay laws benefit corporate defendants.

A

True.

21
Q

In practice, Texas law has not been supportive of the rights of…

A

the accused.

22
Q

Private prison company GEO Group, Inc. was fired following the suicide of a juvenile in their facility.

A

True.

23
Q

Texans have no provisions for indigent defense.

A

False.