An organizational structure characterized by formal authority and control exercised in successive levels from top to bottom is said to be

The Texas Supreme Court does all the following, EXCEPT

A) handle petitions for review. B) establish rules of civil procedure for the state's lower courts. C) fill vacancies in state district courts when they arise. D) transfer cases from one court of appeals district to another to balance the caseload.

When it comes to the freedom of the press, the First Amendment has been interpreted as meaning that no government, federal or state, can

A) place "prior restraints" on the press except under very narrowly defined circumstances. B) regulate the types of words used on broadcast television. C) regulate advertisements on network television. D) place conditions on cable providers. E) release information on private citizens without their consent.