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Edmund Burke

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trustee, and delegates

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votes according to his/her conscience

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Trustee

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votes according to the constituency

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delegate

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originally selected by the state legislatures, but not subject to direct election pursuant to the 17th Amendment

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the Senate

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Texas’s bicameral legislature has two chambers that meet in regular session for how many days?

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140 days in every odd-numbered year

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how many members does the Texas House of Rep have? Senate?

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150 (two year terms); 31 (4 year terms)

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the governor may call a special session of no more than how many days?

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30 days

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a meeting of a group, such as a government or organization, that is called for a specific purpose or issue

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special session

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the idea that elected bodies should accurately represent not only constituent’s political views but also the ethnic and social characteristics that affect their political perspectives

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descriptive representation

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districts in which one official is elected for each legislative chamber

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single-member districts

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rules in cases where there is no agreement

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The Legislative Redistricting Board

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a gerrymandering in which concentrated political party voters in one geographical area are split into several districts so that their voting power in any one district is negligible

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Cracking

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gerrymandering in which members of a party are concentrated into one district, thereby ensuring that the group will influence only one election rather than several

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Packing

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placing two incumbent officeholders and parts of their political bases in the same elective district through redistricting

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Pairing

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drawn by the state legislatures following reapportionment

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Electoral Districts

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what kind of gerrymandering was declared to be unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court?

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racial gerrymandering

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who is the presiding officer of the Texas House of Rep? Senate?

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Speaker of the house (elected by the members of the house); Lt Governor (elected by Texas citizens)

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a permanent joint committee of the Texas Legislature and is co-chaired by the Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of the House

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Legislative Budget Board (LBB)

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composed of the lieutenant governor, speaker of the house, attorney general, comptroller, and commissioner of the general land office, was created by constitutional amendment in 1951

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Legislative Redistricting Board (LRB)

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Lt Governor is elected by who?

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citizens

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can appoint all members of a committee, rather than 1/2

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Lt Governor

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to enforce the Texas Sunset Act, Texas created the 12-member Sunset Advisory Commission, which recommends keeping, abolishing, reorganizing, or giving scope and authority to state agencies

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The Sunset Advisory Committee

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a permanent committee established to handle legislation in a certain field

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standing committee

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studies particular policy issue between legislative sessions, such as higher education or public school finance

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Interim Committee

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established for a limited period of time to address a specific problem

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Select or Special Committee

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negotiate difference on similar pieces of legislation passed by the House and Senate

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Conference Committee

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a resolution that is of interest to both chambers of the legislature and must pass both the House and Senate and generally be signed by the governor

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concurrent resolution

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a step in the legislative process in which a bill is killed by the chair of the standing committee to which it was referred, as a result of his or her setting the bill aside and not bringing it before the committee

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Pigeonholing

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they keep talking about it, but not taking any action on it

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chubbing

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the first bill placed on the senate calendar in each session, which is usually a bill that will never be considered by the full senate

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blocking bill

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once a bill passes the legislature it goes to who?

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the governor

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what 3 options does a governor have once a bill is sent to him/her?

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take no action (bill becomes law after 10 days), approve (sign bill into law), veto (override the bill)

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veto that happens only on appropriation bills

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Line-item Veto

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one or more members debate bills at length to slow down the legislative process. Like the filibuster, this is a particularly effective active as the legislative session draws to a close

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Chubbing

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a joint committee created to work out a compromise on House and Senate versions of a piece of legislation

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conference committee

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occurs after the legislature adjourns, thus preventing an override

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Post-adjournment veto

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who has the power of the line item veto?

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the governor

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the governor influences legislation through speeches and visits with legislators

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legislative persuasion

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who is the most important party and House leader?

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Speaker of the House

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In the Texas legislator, power has become centralized in what 2 leadership positions?

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Speaker of the House and Lt Gov

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case that said districts must be based on population and not geographical size

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Westbury v Sanders

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case that said that districts must be contiguous (have to be one)

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Shaw v Reno

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case that said you cannot draw districts to benefit one race over another

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Miller v Johnson

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who can appoint 100% members to the standing committee?

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Lt Governor

45
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similar to chubbing where legislators keep on talking, but a majority votes ends it

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filibuster

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