Question 1

How is the lieutenant governor elected? What is his role as president of the Texas Senate?Compare and contrast the role of the lieutenant governor of Texas to that of the U.S.vice-president.

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The lieutenant governor of Texas is elec...

Question 2

Redistricting-the process of redrawing the boundaries of legislative and House congressional districts-occurs every ten years in the Texas legislature following the report from Washington of the

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A)  National Conference of State Legislatures.
B)  U) S. Census.
C)  Electoral College.
D)  Presidential Commission on Redistricting and Reapportionment.
E)  Joint Congressional Committee on Legislative Districts.

Question 3

What is the governor's role in the legislative process? Are these powers greater or less than those of the lieutenant governor?Provide evidence to support your argument.

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The governor's role in the legislative p...

Question 4

A formal document that proposes a law and is submitted to the legislature by one of its members is called a

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A)  bill.
B)  statute.
C)  resolution.
D)  amendment.
E)  enactment.

Question 5

The joint committee responsible for drafting bills,conducting interim policy studies,producing committee schedules,and managing the legislature's computer systems is the

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A)  Legislative Council.
B)  General Service Committee.
C)  Research Council.
D)  Bill Analysis Office.
E)  Committee on Subsequent Measures.

Question 6

Texas senators have six-year terms of office and members of the Texas House have two-year terms.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Describe the roles that ideology and partisanship have played in the Texas legislature since Reconstruction.How important are these factors now,and how important do you think they will be in twenty years?

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Since Reconstruction, ideology and parti...

Question 8

Since legislators do not have the resources or time personally to do all the work necessary to conceive,develop,track,and pass legislation,they rely heavily for information and assistance on

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A)  precedent.
B)  staff.
C)  journalists.
D)  town-hall meetings with constituents.
E)  Congress.

Question 9

"Ghost voting" refers to the practice in which

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A)  former members of the legislature are, on occasion, allowed to vote on measures significant to the district they once represented.
B)  legislation is passed without a recorded vote.
C)  a member will vote on behalf of an absent colleague using the colleague's unique electronic voting device.
D)  votes are falsified and entered into the record by legislative leaders who are attempting to pass a particular measure by any means possible.
E)  a vote of "present" is considered either a "yes" or "no" vote depending on what outcome the presiding office desires.

Question 10

The problem of "ghost-voting" in the Texas House of Representatives has its roots in the introduction of electronic voting.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The lieutenant governor,who is the constitutional president of the Texas Senate,is a member of the Senate with full voting privileges.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A trend in the Texas legislature is toward

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A)  more power in the hands of the liberal members.
B)  increased partisan rancor and partisan structural organization.
C)  a decrease in the power of the Speaker over committees.
D)  a decrease in the role of party caucuses.
E)  higher annual salaries for members.

Question 13

It is difficult for the legislature to override most gubernatorial vetoes because most vetoes happen late in the session or after the legislature has adjourned.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

How do you think partisanship will affect the organization of the Texas legislature in the near future?

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Partisanship is likely to continue to ha...

Question 15

What was the Sharpstown scandal?

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A)  An election scandal involving intimidation by the police
B)  A sex scandal involving the lieutenant governor
C)  A fistfight that broke out on the Senate floor involving moderate and conservative Republicans
D)  A tax scandal involving the Speaker's failure to pay taxes on rental income for a property he owned in the Bahamas
E)  A ethics scandal involving the use of taxpayer funds for electoral purposes

Question 16

The Texas legislature is

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A)  bicameral.
B)  unicameral.
C)  non-partisan.
D)  parliamentary.
E)  full-time and meets annually.

Question 17

The turnover rates for the Texas Senate and House of Representatives are much higher than in other states.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Who is allowed to call a special session of the legislature?

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A)  The governor
B)  The Speaker
C)  The lieutenant governor
D)  The majority leaders of the two chambers
E)  The governor in concert with the Speaker and lieutenant governor

Question 19

What drives efforts to reform the Texas legislature? Describe two major legislative reform issues,detailing what happened,why,and how.What legislative reform do you think Texas should pursue?Why?

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Efforts to reform the Texas legislature ...

Question 20

What can be inferred from redistricting of Texas's House congressional districts in the 2003 Texas legislative session?

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A)  Redistricting efforts by the courts are usually ineffective.
B)  Gerrymandering is a fact of life in redistricting .
C)  Enacting fair and balanced district lines is a goal of the legislature, no matter which politicalParty is in the majority.
D)  Redistricting by the courts is always fair.
E)  Involvement in redistricting by state and federal courts is quite rare.

Exam 18: The Texas Legislature

What can be inferred from redistricting of Texas's House congressional districts in the 2003 Texas legislative session?

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The turnover rates for the Texas Senate and House of Representatives are much higher than in other states.

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Describe the roles that ideology and partisanship have played in the Texas legislature since Reconstruction.How important are these factors now,and how important do you think they will be in twenty years?

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A trend in the Texas legislature is toward

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What is the governor's role in the legislative process? Are these powers greater or less than those of the lieutenant governor?Provide evidence to support your argument.

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Who is allowed to call a special session of the legislature?

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Redistricting-the process of redrawing the boundaries of legislative and House congressional districts-occurs every ten years in the Texas legislature following the report from Washington of the

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The lieutenant governor,who is the constitutional president of the Texas Senate,is a member of the Senate with full voting privileges.

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Texas senators have six-year terms of office and members of the Texas House have two-year terms.

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How do you think partisanship will affect the organization of the Texas legislature in the near future?

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The problem of "ghost-voting" in the Texas House of Representatives has its roots in the introduction of electronic voting.

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Since legislators do not have the resources or time personally to do all the work necessary to conceive,develop,track,and pass legislation,they rely heavily for information and assistance on

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A formal document that proposes a law and is submitted to the legislature by one of its members is called a

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It is difficult for the legislature to override most gubernatorial vetoes because most vetoes happen late in the session or after the legislature has adjourned.

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What drives efforts to reform the Texas legislature? Describe two major legislative reform issues,detailing what happened,why,and how.What legislative reform do you think Texas should pursue?Why?

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The Texas legislature is

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"Ghost voting" refers to the practice in which

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The joint committee responsible for drafting bills,conducting interim policy studies,producing committee schedules,and managing the legislature's computer systems is the

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How is the lieutenant governor elected? What is his role as president of the Texas Senate?Compare and contrast the role of the lieutenant governor of Texas to that of the U.S.vice-president.

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What was the Sharpstown scandal?

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