CH.8 Flashcards
The number of senators in the Texas legislature is
31 members
The texas legislature is ___________, meaning that it is composed of two chambers.
Bicameral
The Texas House of Representatives consists of _________ members.
150
Legislative redistricting for both houses in the Texas routinely occurs
First odd-numbered years in a decade
A vacancy in the Texas House or Senate arising during a term is filled by
special election
Regular sessions of the Texas legislature meet for
140 days in the odd numbered years
All Texas Senate seats are up for election every 10 years because
Senate district lines are redrawn every 10 years
If a state legislator is a member of the National Guard and is called to active military duty for more than 30 days, what will happen?
The legislator appoints a qualified replacement who must be approved by the appropriate chamber.
The redistricting practice of drawing legislative district to favor one group or party is called
Gerrymandering
The federal court case that applied the doctrine of “one-man, one vote” to the texas was
Kilgalin v. Martin (1965)
The lieutenant governor also functions as the states ________.
President of the senate
In the Texas House, a committee that considers legislation and recommends whether it should or should not pass is called a(n).
Substantive committee
The legislative Black caucus has been most concerned about.
The 2001 hate crimes law.
The Mexican American Legislative caucus played an important role in.
The Establishment of a pharmacy college and health center
The liberal ideological caucus in the Texas legislature is the
The Texas Conservative coalition legislative group
Rules relating to the procedures for operation of the Texas Senate would be dealt with in a
Simple resolution
Adopting the Guitar as the state musical instrument required that the legislator uses_______ to make the icon official.
A concurrent resolution
When an amendment to the U.S Constitution is proposed by congress, Texas legislature may vote for ratification.
Joint resolution requiring a simple majority vote in each body
A bill making exception to general law for named individual is known as a
A special bill
