A person has been found guilty of "Capital Murder" by a state district court in Texas and has been sentenced to life without parole. What would be the first Texas appellate court that this case could be appealed to?

Which of the following states would be considered as having weak constitutionally provided powers for its governor?

A. Massachusetts B. North Carolina C. Maryland D. Alaska E. West Virginia

V. O. Key in Southern Politics concluded that bifactionalism in the Democratic Party left Texas with __________

a. a one-party system in which Democratic dominance continued through an informal agreement between liberal and conservative Democrats to alternate support for one another's candidates in gubernatorial elections b. no-party politics in which the influence of pressure groups was high because the lines of power were blurred c. a system of electoral politics in which independent and third-party candidates could regularly win several seats in the state legislature d. a party system immediately dominated by the Republicans