Exam 1: Chap. 1-3 Flashcards
Individuals are best left largely free of the intervention of community forces such as government and that governor should attempt only those demanded by the people it is created to serve
Individual political culture
Who is the Empresario in Texas?
Stephen F. Austin
What are the Caddo Indians nickname?
Romans of Texas
Percent of world government that use unitary system?
75%
What case said the necessary and proper clause of the US Constitution created implied powers?
McCulloh v Maryland
What group of German nobles facilitated German emigration to Texas with the goal of creating a German State in Texas
Adelsverein Society
______ and Governor Bob Bullock worked together.
Gov George W Bush
Example of confederal government
United Nations
What happened in the Battle of San Jacinto?
Texas defeated Santa Anna, resulting in the Treaties of Velasco and Texas being a Republic
Who refused to leave office after losing the governor’s race?
Governor E.J. Davis
What is the practice in the South of voting for Republicans in presidential elections but voting for conservative Democrats in other races?
Presidential republicanism
What is the number required for a quorum in a Texas house?
100 members
What is called when the view that the exercise of community pressure is necessary to advance the public good?
Moralistic political culture
What is an order from the national government to the local government, that is not funded by the national government?
unfunded mandate
What is sit called when power is delivered to states?
Devolution
What is the year of the current Texas Constitution?
1876
What is the principle that all local governments are creations of state governments and only those powers granted to them by the state
Dillon’s rule
Example of a unitary country?
Colonial America
What is the requirement to pass a concurrent resolution?
Passage in both house
What is a blocking bill in the Texas Senate?
A bill that is introduced not to be passed but to hold a place at the top of the Texas Senate Calendar; prevents bills below it on the calendar fro, being considered
Number of Texas house calendars?
7
Example of a Federalist country
United States
Why was Block Grant popular?
Republican administrations favored converting categorical grants to block grants as a way to return policy control
How many times was the Texas Constitution amended making it one of the most frequently amended constitutions? and at what year?
517; 1876
What is it called when the power of government is greater than the power of the state?
Supremacy Clause
What is the requirement that a state deliver someone suspected or convicted of a crime in another state back to the state where the crime occurred, so the accused can face trial or sentencing?
Extradition
What official legislative work group meets on a limited basis to reconcile the different versions of a bill that has passed in the Texas House and Senate?
Conference Comittee
How is the Lieutenant Governor selected?
Elected by voters across the state
How much in both houses are required to amend the state constitution?
2/3 majority
What state has a unitary legislature?
Every state, except Nebraska
What is the length of term for Texas state senator
4 years
What is the receipt of how much it costs to establish legislation?
Fiscal note
What happens when you markup a bill?
a committee goes line by line through a bill to make changes without formal amendments
What is the addition to a bill that deals with unrelated subjects?
Rider attached to bill
What does one person, one vote mean?
1 person = 1 vote
What is the base salary of Texas legislators?
$7,200
What are the 2 states with 2 supreme courts?
Texas and Oklahoma
What is an example of an issue caucus in the Texas legislature?
rural caucus (advocates healthcare, transportation, and education policies favorable to rural texas
What is the minimum age to be in a Texas house?
21
Who has the power to call special session
Governor
Minimum age for Texas Senate?
26
Number of states with term limits?
15
What are the plans for the BOFA building in Dallas?
BOFA will leave multiple floors of the tower empty 4 years from now; BOFA plans to move to a new tower being built uptown
Number of members in Texas Senate?
31
Number of members in Texas House?
150
What is it called when an elected official is entrusted to act in the best interests of the electorate based on their knowledge; the representative is understood to be generally better informed than the broader electorate
Trustee representation
What is the practice of politicians creating oddly shaped electoral districts to maximize their political advantage in upcoming elections?
Gerrymandering
What are the other government roles of LT Governor?
Assumes the duties of the governor and serves on the LRB and LBB
What is the language that makes a bill effective immediately upon being signed into law rather than subject to the customary 90-day waiting period?
Emergency clause
