Question 1

The Senate requires the agreement of what proportion of the members to bring a bill to the floor?

Accepted Answer

A)  40% 
B)  Half 
C)  Two-thirds 
D)  Three-quarters 
A)  40% 
B)  Half 
C)  Two-thirds 
D)  Three-quarters C

Question 2

A member urging a no vote in the Texas House would hold up how many fingers?

Accepted Answer

A)  one 
B)  two 
C)  three 
D)  five 
A)  one 
B)  two 
C)  three 
D)  five B

Question 3

About what percent of Texas legislative seats are held by women?

Accepted Answer

A)  25% 
B)  35% 
C)  40% 
D)  50% 
A)  25% 
B)  35% 
C)  40% 
D)  50% A

Question 4

How many of the ten largest states pay their legislators less than Texas?

Accepted Answer

A)  none 
B)  2 
C)  3 
D)  5 
A)  none 
B)  2 
C)  3 
D)  5

Question 5

Who is the Speaker of the Texas House?

Accepted Answer

A)  Joe Straus 
B)  Tom Craddick 
C)  George Christian 
D)  Todd Staples 
A)  Joe Straus 
B)  Tom Craddick 
C)  George Christian 
D)  Todd Staples

Question 6

State legislatures experience membership turnover of about what percent in each electoral cycle?

Accepted Answer

A)  50% 
B)  40% 
C)  30% 
D)  20% 
A)  50% 
B)  40% 
C)  30% 
D)  20%

Question 7

The power committees of the Texas House include all but which of these?

Accepted Answer

A)  Appropriations 
B)  Border and International Affairs 
C)  Calendars 
D)  Ways and Means 
A)  Appropriations 
B)  Border and International Affairs 
C)  Calendars 
D)  Ways and Means

Question 8

Texas governors usually veto about what percent of bills passed by the legislature?

Accepted Answer

A)  20% 
B)  10% 
C)  5% 
D)  1% 
A)  20% 
B)  10% 
C)  5% 
D)  1%

The Senate requires the agreement of what proportion of the members to bring a bill to the floor?

A member urging a no vote in the Texas House would hold up how many fingers?

About what percent of Texas legislative seats are held by women?

How many of the ten largest states pay their legislators less than Texas?

Who is the Speaker of the Texas House?

State legislatures experience membership turnover of about what percent in each electoral cycle?

The power committees of the Texas House include all but which of these?

Texas governors usually veto about what percent of bills passed by the legislature?

Texas and the Texans: Then and Now, the Texas Constitution and American Federalism

Political Participation in Texas: Voters, Campaigns, and Elections

Interest Groups in Texas

Political Parties in Texas

The Governor and the Executive Branch

The Judicial System in Texas, Local Government in Texas

Budgets and Public Policy

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Exam 5: The Texas Legislature

The Senate requires the agreement of what proportion of the members to bring a bill to the floor?

A member urging a no vote in the Texas House would hold up how many fingers?

About what percent of Texas legislative seats are held by women?

How many of the ten largest states pay their legislators less than Texas?

Who is the Speaker of the Texas House?

State legislatures experience membership turnover of about what percent in each electoral cycle?

The power committees of the Texas House include all but which of these?

Texas governors usually veto about what percent of bills passed by the legislature?

Texas and the Texans: Then and Now, the Texas Constitution and American Federalism

Political Participation in Texas: Voters, Campaigns, and Elections

Interest Groups in Texas

Political Parties in Texas

The Governor and the Executive Branch

The Judicial System in Texas, Local Government in Texas

Budgets and Public Policy

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