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Chapter 8 Flashcards

1
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What two individuals are the presiding officers of the state legislature?

A

The lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house

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What are the procedural powers of the presiding officers of the legislature?

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Directly related to the legislative process

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What is not a power of the presiding officers of the legislature?

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Interpreting laws and giving advisory opinions

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4
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Members serving on which state board are not appointed by the presiding officers?

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The Legislative Advisory Council and Local Governments

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5
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Legislative power is concentrated in the offices of which two state officials?

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The lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house

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6
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What does the House Calendars Committee control?

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The number of votes recorded on each legislative day

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7
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Which legislative committee strongly influences the expenditure of funds for all divisions of state government>

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The Appropriations Committee

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8
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Who appoints the chairs and vice chairs of the House subcommittees?

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Speaker

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9
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Which committees do much of the legislative work in both chambers of the Texas legislature?

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Standing

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10
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Which is one of the most powerful committees in the Senate?

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Finance

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11
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Which is one of the most powerful committees in the House of Representatives?

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Appropriations

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12
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How are committee chairs in each legislative chamber selected?

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The presiding officers make the appointments

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13
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What is not a reason why committees are often called “little legislatures”?

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A bill can be enacted into law by a committee in case of emergency

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14
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What are standing committees also known as?

A

Little legislatures

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15
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When a committee refuses to release a bill, this is referred to as?

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Pigeonhole

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What is the legislative process for rescuing a pigeonholed bill from a committee called?

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A discharge petition

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17
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When does occur?

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In the Senate

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18
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What is an incorrect statement about legislative tagging?

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Tagging can last up to 24 hours

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19
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Which branch of government has a “watchdog” function over state agencies?

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Legislature

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20
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What is a system of officials and their employees administering government policies and programs

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Bureaucracy

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21
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How many calendars does the Senate have for bills?

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One

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22
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How much a vote is required for a suspension of the rule to consider a bill out of sequence on the senate calendar?

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2/3 of the entire senate membership

23
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What is a blocking bill?

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A bill placed early on the Senate calendar each session

24
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What is Senate Bill 14 address the issue of?

A

Voter ID

25
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Floor action

A

The entire senate or house acting as a whole to debate, amend, vote on, enact, pass, or defeat proposed legislation

26
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Quorum

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A determined minority opposed to a scheduled action, have used quorum-busting tactics by deliberately absenting themselves to deny their chamber

27
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How many senators must be present in order to conduct legislative business>

A

21

28
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What is the 1979 incident that occurred in the Senate to halt actions known as?

A

“Killer Bee” incident

29
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What does the final passage of a bill require?

A

A simple majority in both houses

30
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How many times does the state constitution require that each bill be read?

A

Three times in each chamber

31
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Floor leaders

A

Legislators who negotiate, bargain, and compromise because they are in the center of political communication

32
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What is a point of order on the house floor?

A

Its a formal question concerning the legitimacy of a legislative process

33
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Chubbing

A

The process in which members pepper bill sponsors with questions on seemingly innocuous bills in order to delay the legislative process

34
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What was required of a state constitutional amendment passed in November 2007?

A

Recorded

35
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Voice vote

A

Vote cast by lawmaker but that is not recorded in the official record

36
Q

What does a senator need to do in order to vote “yes” on a legislative member?

A

Hold up a single finger

37
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What is a incorrect statement about filibustering?

A

Filibustering can be done in both chambers

38
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Which method can be used only in the Senate to delay and maybe kill a legislative measure?

A

Filibuster

39
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Cloture

A

A parliamentary move to stop legislative debate and force a floor vote

40
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Conference committee

A

An ad-hoc committee that meets to resolve differences between senate and house versions of the same legislation

41
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What are all conference committees composed of?

A

Five member from each chamber

42
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How does a bill become a law?

A

Introduction to the senate calendar, assigned to committee, committee action, senate calendar

43
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What does the presiding officer of the Senate not have the authority to do?

A

Provide a proxy vote in order to have a quorum

44
Q

What cannot occur if the Texas Senate forms itself into a committee of the whole?

A

All Senate rules are void

45
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What does a subcommittee in the house or senate has legislative power to do?

A

Amend a bill, rewrite a bill, and pigeonhole a bill

46
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How long can a bill on the House floor be debated by each member for?

A

10 min

47
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What des not happen when a conference committee’s report foes cack to each chamber?

A

Amending a bill

48
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What happens if the legislature is in session and the governor refuses to sign a bill?

A

It becomes a law in 10 days

49
Q

The governor may strike out a line item on which type of bill?

A

Appropriations

50
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How can a governor’s to be overridden if the legislature is still in session?

A

2/3 of both houses

51
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Which body is responsible for proposing the legislature’s version of the proposed biennial budget?

A

The Legislative Budget Board

52
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What is not a function of the Legislative Council?

A

Propose the legislature’s version of the proposed biennial budget

53
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What is not a legislative commission or board?

A

The Railroad Commission

54
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What is a restraint on the powers of the presiding officers?

A

Personality, lobbyists, and governor

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