Which of the following of Texas’s elected executive officials is responsible for collecting child support payments?  Ken Paxton.jpg

The Texas Supreme Court __________.

The Texas Court of Criminal appeals __________.

Maryn, a Republican from Ropes, recently won the Texas governorship by narrowly defeating the incumbent, a Democrat from El Paso. What will be the biggest constraint on Maryn’s appointment powers at the beginning of her term?

Which statement best describes how judges in Texas are chosen?

__________ is the philosophy that the courts are to be engaged in public policymaking.  

One of the governor’s formal constitutional powers is the ability to _________.

Match the four roles that male inmates use to adapt upon entering prison to their definition. The Four roles are:     Doing Time,       Jailing,        Gleaning,         Disorganized Criminal   A fourth role orientation describes inmates who cannot develop any of the other three orientations.  Inmates who try to take advantage of prison programs to better themselves and improve their prospects for success after release.  View their prison term as a brief, inevitable break in their criminal careers, a cost of doing business. This is the choice of those who cut themselves off from the outside and try to construct a life within the prison. 

____________ is a sentence requiring individuals to perform unpaid labor in the community. Some critics state that is takes away from paid laborers. And it’s a mild punishment for upper-class and white-collar criminals.

Please list three of the four main issues faced by women in prison.