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Chapter 7 Flashcards

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1
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The Speaker of the Texas House is

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elected by members of the House of Representatives.

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2
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A(n) _______ is the minimum number required to conduct legislative business.

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quorum

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3
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The Texas legislature consists of a

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150-member House of Representatives and a 31-member Senate.

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4
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Historically, most legislators have been

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Anglo males.

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Members of the Texas House of Representatives serve ________ terms.

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2-year

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Members of the Texas Senate serve ________ terms.

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4-year

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Which of the following is true concerning term limits for Texas legislators?

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No legislator is subject to term limits.

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Regular legislative sessions are limited to

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140 days.

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A regular session in the Texas legislature starts when and lasts for how many days?

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January of odd-numbered years; 140 days

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How many special sessions can the governor call the legislature to?

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unlimited

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The Texas legislature serves all of the following functions

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to represent the people of Texas in government and to consider constitutional amendments for the Texas and U.S. constitutions.

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12
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Which kind of resolution is used to either propose an amendment to the Texas Constitution or ratify an amendment to the U.S. Constitution?

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joint

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What is a joint legislative committee that provides legal advice, bill drafting, program evaluation, and other services to the members of the Texas legislature?

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Legislative Council

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14
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The lieutenant governor gets his/her powers from

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the Senate.

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15
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What kind of bill is an approved measure sent to the governor for signing?

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enrolled

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What committee is a temporary creation of one chamber of the Texas legislature that addresses a specific problem?

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special committee

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17
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________ do most of the work during the legislative sessions.

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Standing committees

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18
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In Texas, the purpose of a filibuster is to

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kill a bill by refusing to allow a vote on it.

19
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The president of the Texas Senate is also the

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lieutenant governor of Texas.

20
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The Texas Constitution grants the ________ veto power.

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governor

21
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Before it is sent to the governor, all but which of the following must happen to a bill?

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It must be read on three separate days in the House and it must be read on three separate days in the Senate.

22
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The legislature does not usually override a veto for what reason?

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Bills are passed late in the session, so the legislature is usually out of session when a bill is vetoed.

23
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The constitutional goal of redistricting is to

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create districts with equal-sized populations.

24
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To assure citizens equal representation, regardless of where they live, how often must the Texas district lines be redrawn?

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once every 10 years

25
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Which presiding officer is elected by the members of the House of Representatives?

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Speaker of the House

26
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There are ____ members of the Texas House of Representatives and _____ members of the Texas Senate.

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150; 31

27
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Members of the Texas Senate serve ________ terms

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4 year

28
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Regular legislative sessions are limited to

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140 days

29
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The president of the Texas Senate is also the

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Lieutenant Governor of Texas.

30
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The legislature does not usually override a veto for what reason?

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Bills are passed late in session, so the legislature is usually out of session when a bill is vetoed.

31
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During __________, the state legislature assures equal representation by drawing new districts of equal size population.

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redistricting

32
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The Texas legislature meets

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in biennial sessions, 140 days every other year.

33
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Texas House members differ from Texas Senate members because House members

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represent small districts and are subject to more frequent elections.

34
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The strongest power of the Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of House allows them to control the final outcome of legislation. It is their power to

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appoint members of conference committees.

35
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If a bill fails to pass the Texas House and Texas Senate in exactly the same form, the bill

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is sent to a conference committee.

36
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The two most powerful political figures in the Texas legislature are the

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Speaker of the House and the Lieutenant Governor.

37
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In recent years, the Texas Legislature has

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become more partisan.

38
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The chairs of the Texas House committees are

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both Democrats and Republicans.

39
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The _________ are currently the majority party in the Texas House, and the __________ are majority party in the Senate

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Republicans; Republicans

40
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Which types of bills affect only units of local government, such as a city, county, or special district?

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Local bills

41
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In committee, the vast majority of bills __________.

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pass as written by the author

42
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The ability of the Governor to influence the legislative process by putting forth a vision for Texas and what legislation will accomplish that vision is called

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the veto.

43
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Compared to the U.S. Congress, the level of partisanship in the Texas Legislature is

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greater than in the U.S. House, but less than that of the U.S. Senate.

44
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The Supreme Court in their rulings in Baker v. Carr and Reynolds v. Sims, influenced Texas redistricting by calling for the

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one-person, one-vote principle, in which each district must contain an equal number of people in order to ensure equal representation.

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