Differences between civil cases and criminal cases

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1. Texas has a plural executive and there are many members of the Texas Executive Branch that you read about. Look up the website of each office and tell me the name of each these officials. My hope is you will always remember this and then know where to go to get services in Texas and remember these offices!

The Texas Governor
The Texas Lieutenant Governor
The Texas Attorney General
The Texas Secretary of State
The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
The Texas General Land Commissioner
The Texas Agricultural Commissioner
The Texas Railroad Commissioner

2. Which one of the issues in the Texas Court System today do you think is the most important and why? Fully explain.

3. Explain the differences between civil cases and criminal cases and make sure to include at least one example of each kind of case in your explanation.

4. Pick someone in a Texas County Government that is discussed in the Chapter - Dallas County or other Texas County Government - research that person to learn more about them and write me at least one paragraph about that person and what you learned (i.e. research the Dallas County District Attorney and write me a paragraph about what you learned) - anyone you are interested in learning about on the County level.

5. If you live in Dallas County, look up which member of the Dallas City Council represents you and write me an overview of the person (you can use their website or the media). If you do not live in Dallas County, then choose District 14 because that member is in El Centro's District. Use the Dallas City Council website for this question.

6. Research "The Question of the Income Tax in Texas" - do you think Texas should institute an income tax - fully explain why or why not - what are the implications of instituting one OR not instituting one?

7. Do you think the prison system should exist to promote rehabilitation OR do you think the system should exist for punishment? Why and fully explain.

8. Do you think the prison systems should be run by the government or privately run by private companies? What are the pros and cons of each? Fully explain.

9. What is something you can learn about Texas Govt that you will remember one year from today and why?

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