Tx Politics Exam 2

Front 1

How many members are in the Senate?

Back 1

31

Front 2

How many years does a member of the Senate serve in one term?

Back 2

Four years

Front 3

What is another name for the president of the Senate?

Back 3

Lieutenant governor

Front 4

What are the four qualifications for being a senator?

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1. US citizen
2. 26 years old
3. lived in Texas for 5 years

4. lived in his district for 1 year

Front 5

How many members are there in the House of Representatives?

Back 5

150

Front 6

The guy in charge of the House of Representatives has what title?

Back 6

Speaker of the house

Front 7

A member of the House of Representatives serves how many years per term?

Back 7

2

Front 8

What are the four qualifications to become a member of the House of Representatives?

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1. be a US citizen
2. 21 years old
3. lived in Texas for 2 years
4. lived in his district for 1 year

Front 9

Biannual sessions of Congress last how long?

Back 9

140 days

Front 10

What is the salary of a member of Congress?

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$7200 per year

Front 11

How often are districts reapportioned?

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Every 10 years

Front 12

For each district, how many members are there?

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1

Front 13

Explain the impeachment process for a member of Congress.

Back 13

The House of Representatives and impeaches, the Senate tries and sentences

Front 14

Who is in charge of the Texas state budget?

Back 14

The lieutenant governor of the Senate

Front 15

In the occurrence of a tie in the Senate, who breaks this tie?

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The lieutenant governor

Front 16

Who assigns people and bills to committees?

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The lieutenant governor

Front 17

Who is the lieutenant governor of Texas?

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Dan Patrick

Front 18

Who is the speaker of the house in Texas?

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Joe Straus

Front 19

What are Pro Tempore positions?

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Substitutes for when either of the lieutenant governor or the speaker of the house is absent.

Front 20

In the event that a pro tempore position is needed, how are each appointed in this Senate in the House?

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The Senate elects, and the Speaker of the House appoints for the house.

Front 21

What kind of legislative committee is always there?

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Permanent committee

Front 22

What kind of legislative committee is part of the permit committee, but also specializes in specific areas?

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Subcommittee

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What kind of legislative committee is temporary, and convenes only for special reason?

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Ad Hoc Committee

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What kind a legislative committee is a combination of both the House and Senate?

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Conference committee

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What kind of legislative committee convenes only when legislature is not in session?

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Interm Committee

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A body that systematically evaluates most government agencies and departments and may recommend restructuring, abolishing, or altering the jurisdiction of an agency is?

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Sunset Advisory Commission

Front 27

What is the first bill that is always passed in session?

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Blocking bill

Front 28

What is one of the main problems faced when redistricting

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Gerrymandering

Front 29

When it comes to redistricting, the Lieutenant governor, Speaker, Atty. Gen., Comptroller, And commissioner of the Gen. land office are all members of?

Back 29

Legislative redistricting board

Front 30

A parliamentary move to stop a legislative debate and force a floor vote; also known as?

Back 30

Cloture

Front 31

If a bill goes to the legislature and is purposely ignored and/or forgotten about, that bill has been?

Back 31

Pigenholed

Front 32

In the Senate, if a bill is frozen for 48 hours, That bill has been?

Back 32

Tagged

Front 33

Tagging occurs only in the Senate/House?

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Senate

Front 34

How many times can a senator tag a bill?

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Once

Front 35

Where does the majority of legislative work occur, the house, the Senate, or in committees?

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Committes

Front 36

Who's in charge of overseeing the operations of legislative committees?

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Bureaucrats

Front 37

A bill is passed by both the Senate and the House of Representatives, what kind of committee must adjourn to discuss this bill, and if all goes well, where does it go next?

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Conference committee; governor

Front 38

Name the four boards/committees of power in legislation?

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Legislative Budget Board, Legislative Audit Committee, Legislative Council, Sunset Advisory Commission

Front 39

The body that performs audits of state agencies and departments for the legislature is?

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the Legislative audit committee

Front 40

The body that provides research support, information, and bill drafting assistance to legislators is?

Back 40

the Legislative Council

Front 41

What is the body responsible for proposing the legislatures Version of the proposed biennial budget? The governor also proposes a budget to the Legislature.

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The Legislative Budget Board

Front 42

Who is the governor of Texas?

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Greg Abbott

Front 43

What are the three formal qualifications to become governor?

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1. 30 years old
2. American citizen
3. must have lived in Texas for the last 5 years

Front 44

How many term limits does a governor have?

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None

Front 45

How long is one term for a governor?

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Four years

Front 46

Previously, all governors have been male except for?

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Mariam Ferguson and Ann Richards

Front 47

Explain the impeachment process for a governor.

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The majority of the House impeaches, and 2/3 of the Senate convicts

Front 48

Who was the only governor to be impeached?

Back 48

James Ferguson

Front 49

If the governor has been either killed or impeached, name the succession of who would take his place.

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Lieutenant governor, then the president Pro Tempore of the Senate, then the Speaker of the House

Front 50

What is the most powerful formal power of the governor?

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Veto

Front 51

For the governor, A _________ is used only for appropriations (spending) bills

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item veto

Front 52

How long does a special session last called by the governor?

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30 days

Front 53

If Congress is not in session, a governor may call a 30 day ________?

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Special session

Front 54

Who chooses the head of all Texas government agencies? What is the only stipulation of this?

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Governor; must have 2/3 Senate approval

Front 55

Executive authority of the governor to grant relief from criminal punishment it is known as?

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Clemency powers

Front 56

What is the fourth unofficial branch of the government?

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The bureaucracy

Front 57

Who is the attorney general of Texas?

Back 57

Ken Paxton

Front 58

In Texas, who is the Comptroller of Public accounts?

Back 58

Glenn Hagar

Front 59

Who's the commissioner for the Gen. land office?

Back 59

George P Bush

Front 60

Who is the Commissioner of agriculture?

Back 60

Sid Miller

Front 61

How many members are on the board of the Texas Railroad commission?

Back 61

3

Front 62

The State board of education has how many members? How many years is one term for a member of this board?

Back 62

15; 4

Front 63

The members of the Texas Railroad commission serve a term of how many years?

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6

Front 64

In Texas, who is the Secretary of State?

Back 64

Carlos Caslos

Front 65

In Texas, who is the Adjutant General?

Back 65

John Nichols

Front 66

In Texas, who is the Health and human services commissioner?

Back 66

Kyle Janik

Front 67

In Texas, who is the Insurance commissioner?

Back 67

David Maddox