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1
Who is the President of the Senate?
Governor
Speaker of the House
Lieutenat Governor
Attonery General
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The Senate Calendar requires a legistaltive leader to schedule a bill
true
false
3
To "suspend the rule" of chronological order, the calendar committee needs
Majority
Majority of all
Super Majority
Plurality
4
What is the fifth step to passing a bill?
Send to Governor
Send bill to a committee
Introduce a bill in a chamber
Conference Committee
5
Institutional powers are related to adminstriave policy and management
false
true
6
How is the Lieutenant Governor selected?
Elected from members in chamber
Elected from members of the Senate
Partisan Statewide Election
Parstisan Election
7
This an agreement with 2/3 votes
Majority of all
Super Majority
Plurality
Majority
8
Committees are made to stop division of labor and reduce specialization in certain ares
false
true
9
Legislators are elected from what type of districts?
Single-member district
Gerrymander District
Fair District
At-large district
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drawing district lines to give candidates from a party, ethnic group, an advantage.
Chubbing
Districting
Filibuster
Gerrymandering
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What is the second step to passing a bill?
Send bill to a committee
Floor Action
Introduce a bill in a chamber
Send to Governor
12
Who has the power to call a special session?
Speaker of the House
Lieutenat Governor
Governor
Attonery General
13
Placing two current officeholders and parts of their political bases in the same elective district
Packing
Pairing
Cracking
Chubbing
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This person is can cast tie breaks and is next in line to becoming governor.
Speaker of the House
Senator
Attonery General
lieutenant Governor
15
This person can abolish or create committees, needs to be elected by a majority in the chamber
Attonery General
Speaker of the House
Governor
Lieutenant Governor
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The Lt.Governor and Speaker of the House can not appoint members and serve as chair
true
false
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How many senators are elected in the Texas Legisalture?
2
22
31
20
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This person can appoint members, chairs, and vice chairs to committees in the
house
Attonery General
Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Speaker of the House
19
Members of a party are concentrated into one district the group will influence only one district’s election
Cracking
Pairing
Packing
Chubbing
20
When does the state legislator meet?
Every 6 months
Every odd year
Every 2 years - odds years
Every 4 years- even years
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What is the first step to passing a bill?
Introduce a bill in a chamber
Send bill to a committee
Send to Calendar Committee
Conference Committee
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What is the fouth to passing a bill?
Floor Action
Send bill to a committee
Conference Committee
Send to Governor
23
This an agreement of 50% of the votes plus one
Majority of all
Plurality
Super Majority
Majority
24
At the floor, you need a (blank) for passage
Majority of all
Majority
Super Majority
Plurality
25
What is the third step to passing a bill?
Floor Action
Conference Committee
Send to Calendar Committee
Send to Governor
26
The purpose of Bureaucratic Oversight is to act as watchdog for bureaucracies.
true
false
27
What are the informal qualifications to becoming a legislator?
occupation, education level,& economic status
minumin age limit, live in Texas and district.
Have a high school degree
Party Affiliation, demographic identity, education level
28
A technique of dividing up a minority party’s voters into many geographical districts
Cracking
Pairing
Chubbing
Packing
29
How the Speaker of the House selected?
Partisan Statewide Election
Non-Parstisan Election
Elected from members of the Senate chamber
Elected from members of house chamber
30
What is the minimum age to be senator?
26
21
35
30
31
This an agreement of the most votes (not always a majority)
Majority of all
Plurality
Super Majority
Majority
32
What is the last step to passing a bill?
Floor Action
Introduce a bill in a chamber
Send to Governor
Conference Committee
33
How many members are elected in the TX House of Represntatives?
40
150
140
31
34
Who are the Texas Legislative Leaders?
Speaker of the House
Attonery General
Governor
Lieutenant Governor
35
The House Calendar is set bills chronological
false
true
36
To overide a veto of a bill, the chamber needs …?
2/3 votes in house chamber
50% of the vote in senate
50% of the vote or more in each chamber
2/3 votes in each chamber
37
How many days are in a special legislative session?
20
140
150
30
38
Procedural powers are related to the legislative process.
true
false
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How many days are in a regular legislative session?
140
30
20
150
40
This committee considers bills, resoulutions and are permanent in the legislator
Select Committee
Substantive Committee
Procedural Committee
Interim Committee
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What is the minimum age to be representative?
26
30
21
35
