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46 Cards in this Set
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The governor can use the line-item veto to veto specific spending provisions from
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appropriations bills.!
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The lieutenant governor and the speaker do NOT have the power to
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appoint statewide officials.!
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The backbone of the legislative process is
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the committee system.!
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Lieutenant governors get most of their power from rules set by the senators, not from the constitution.
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True!
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The presiding officer of the House, elected by the members, is the
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speaker of the house.!
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Only one type of bill must originate in the House of Representatives, bills that
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raise revenue.!
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_____ committees are appointed by the governor, lieutenant governor, and the speaker to study major policy issues.
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Select!
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The powers of the House presiding officer includes
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appointing a president pro tempore.!
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The legislative process is designed to institutionalize
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conflict!
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The Texas legislature is
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bicameral, part time, and has 31 Senators.!
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When a governor gets a bill, he may
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sign it, veto it, or let it become a law without his signature.!
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The most meaningful threat that the governor can hold over a legislator is
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the possible veto of legislation of importance to the legislator.!
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The work of the Texas legislature is given extensive coverage across the state.
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False!
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The _____ cannot vote on legislation unless there is a tie.
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lieutenant governor!
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Special sessions of the legislature are NOT
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limited in the number that may be called.!
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Equity in redistricting finally came to Texas as a result of
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federal court intervention by the one person, one vote decision in Reynolds v. Sims, enforced in Texas in 1965.!
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The growth and development of the legislative staff reflects
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an emerging professionalism in lawmaking.!
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If a bill passes both the House and Senate but in different forms, the bill is sent to
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a conference committee.!
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At the inception of each regular session, the governor summarizes his legislative priorities in a
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State of the State Address.!
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The most important power of the speaker and lieutenant governor is
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the appointment of House and Senate committee members.!
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The lieutenant governor of Texas does NOT
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serve at the will of the Senate.!
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The dominant consideration for lawmakers when deciding on legislation is to
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get reelected.!
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The Texas Senate influences policy by
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approving or rejecting appointments made by the governor.!
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To curb lawmakers' power, the Texas constitutional framers limited the regular legislative session to a maximum of 180 days every other year.
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False!
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Apportionment and redistricting address fundamental questions of who should be represented and
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how they will be represented.!
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In addition to the formal rules of the legislature, there are unwritten rules that shape legislators' behavior called
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norms!
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The closing weeks of the regular legislative session can
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be derailed by a filibuster in the Senate.!
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Why is the office of the lieutenant governor considered by some to be the most powerful office in Texas state government?
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This office is elected independently of the governor and can develop a dominant legislative role.
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A bill is ________ after a successful third reading in the originating chamber.
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sent to the opposite chamber
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Lieutenant governors get most of their power from rules set by the senators, not from the Texas Constitution.
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True
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Institutionalization is illustrated by the decreased tenure of the legislative membership, changing career and leadership patterns, a lower workload, and the emergence of partisan divisions.
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False
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Which of the following best characterizes the Texas state legislature?
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The setting of governmental priorities through the budgetary process is becoming increasingly more professional.
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The Texas House was humiliated in 1991 when a dead lawmaker was recorded as answering the daily roll call and voting on several recorded votes.
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True
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In 2011, about 5,700 pieces of legislation were introduced during the regular legislative session.
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True
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Of the 5,796 bills introduced during the 2011 regular session, only about ________ finally passed both chambers.
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1,400
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The legislative rules and the heavy volume of bills considered ________ enables lawmakers to sneak major, controversial proposals into law by adding little noticed amendments to other bills.
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sometimes
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The growth and development of the legislative staff reflects
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an emerging professionalism in lawmaking.
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The legislative process is designed to institutionalize
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conflict.
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Bills that ________ are the only type of bill that must originate in the House of Representatives according to the Constitution of Texas.
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raise revenue
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The speaker of the House is
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elected by the members of the House.
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How did the fallout from the Sharpstown stock fraud scandal immediately impact the Texas legislature?
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The House moved to limit the speaker’s power through a modified seniority system for committee appointments.
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Redistricting was harmonious in the 2003 session of the Texas legislature.
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False
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In recent years, the legislature has increasingly become dominated by business owners and attorneys because
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low legislative pay and increasing demands on time preclude many salaried people from serving.
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The governor can use the line-item veto to veto specific spending provisions from
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appropriations bills.
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In the context of political science, the development of a legislative body into a formally structured system with stable membership, complex rules, expanded internal operations, and the delineation of staff functions is known as
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institutionalization.
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In order for a bill to become a law, its first step must be
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the first reading.
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