SHORTENED Gov #3 Cards Flashcards
The House
21yo
2y state
1yr district
150 members
2yr term
speaker of the house
The Senate
Lt Governor
26yo
5 state
1 district
31 members
4yr terms
Governor Requirements
30yo
5yr in state
Substantive Law
What?
What is the law?
Procedural Law
How?
How to enforce and prove the law
Special Committee
Temp
The standing committee cannot complete/doesn’t have the authority
Serve a special function and then dismisses
Conference Committee
Iron out bills
One clean bill approved by everyone
temp
Calendars Commmittee
Makes the calendar for the legislature
ranks bills by importance and priority
Sunshine Advisory Committee
Evaluate state agencies
advise/recommend legislative on how to proceed
What positions does the governor appoint?
Governor’s Power to appoint and remove?
Appoints SAM
-the secretary of state
-Available judicial offices
-members of boards/committees
- staggered terms= 1/3 of them every 2 yrs
- cannot remove past appointees by other governers
- can remove their own if okay by senate
Governors Legistlative powers
o Can call Special sessions
o Veto power
o Threat of the veto
Governor’s Veto Power
Can it be over ridden
Has that ever happened
o Can veto to stop bill from becoming a law
o Can be overridden by 2/3 vote
o Only overridden 4 times in 60 yrs
Line-item veto
how often is it overridden
o Allows the governor to veto a specific line from an appropriation bill, but lets the rest of the bill go forward
o Which allows the governor to veto provisions related to funding for specific items or projects without killing the entire bill.
o Has never been overridden
post-adjournment veto
o Up to 20 days after the legislature
o If he vetos, there’s nothing legislature can do bc they’ve adjourned
o Is fairly common
Why does texas have a plural executive?
Jacksonian Democracy
Less power placed on one person
Weaker governor
Lt. Governor’s powers and responsibilities
Lt = Senate
Appoint LBB
Most Powerful constitutionally
takes over for governor
Duties of the Attorney General
o state’s chief lawyer
o mostly civil cases
o Provides legal advice and opinions on bills and local govt
o Legal clarification
What is a Comptroller?
Duties of the Comptroller
Controller of finances
predict, invest, collect, approve
PICA budget
o State’s Chief budget officer
o Has to approve any state budget
o predict how much money the state will have for the next 2yrs
o Invests money
o Collects taxes
Spoils System
-After winning an election,
-gives government jobs to its supporters, friends, and relatives
-reward for working toward victory
-keep them working for the party
-as opposed to a merit system
Duties of the Railroad Commission
Oil & gas, severence tax, trucking
Regulates Oil & Gas o Regulates Intrastate trucking o Enforce severance tax on raw materials
Purpose Of The Sunset Advisory Committee
agency that evaluates state agencies and makes recommendations to legislature on performance and improvements needed
Duties Of The Agricultural Commissioner
o Enforce consumer protection laws
o Promote tx agricultural products
o In charge of weights and measures (gas and meat)
Major Source Of Tax Revenue For Texas
Taxes on
o Sales
o franchise/businesses
o Motor vehicle-related
o Crude oil and natural gas production
Severance taxes
production of raw materials such as oil and natural gas
