Question 1

The Texas Senate influences policy by

Accepted Answer

A)  approving or rejecting appointments made by the governor. 
B)  appointing most members of the governing boards of bureaucratic agencies. 
C)  its role as the dominate legislative body in the budgetary process. 
D)  conducting trials of executive officials who are impeached. 
E)  deciding whether laws are constitutional. 
A)  approving or rejecting appointments made by the governor. 
B)  appointing most members of the governing boards of bureaucratic agencies. 
C)  its role as the dominate legislative body in the budgetary process. 
D)  conducting trials of executive officials who are impeached. 
E)  deciding whether laws are constitutional. A

Question 2

To curb lawmakers' power, the Texas constitutional framers limited the regular legislative session to a maximum of 180 days every other year.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Lieutenant governors get most of their power from rules set by the senators, not from the Texas Constitution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

List and briefly explain some of the more serious ethical issues facing the Texas legislators and the efforts that have been made to enact and implement ethics reform.

Accepted Answer

Some of the more serious ethical issues

Question 5

The governor can use the line-item veto to veto specific spending provisions from

Accepted Answer

A)  appropriations bills. 
B)  water rights bills. 
C)  all bills. 
D)  local bills. 
E)  education bills. 
A)  appropriations bills. 
B)  water rights bills. 
C)  all bills. 
D)  local bills. 
E)  education bills.

Question 6

The ________ cannot vote on legislation unless there is a tie.

Accepted Answer

A)  speaker of the House 
B)  president pro tempore of the House 
C)  lieutenant governor 
D)  governor 
E)  legislature 
A)  speaker of the House 
B)  president pro tempore of the House 
C)  lieutenant governor 
D)  governor 
E)  legislature

Question 7

When a bill leaves the second chamber after its third reading, it

Accepted Answer

A)  goes to the governor automatically no matter how many changes have been made. 
B)  goes to the governor if it is in the identical form passed by the first chamber. 
C)  is automatically sent to a conference committee for more tweaking. 
D)  is automatically sent to a select committee to pick the most important parts of the bill. 
E)  is automatically sent to the Calendars Committee to schedule a debate. 
A)  goes to the governor automatically no matter how many changes have been made. 
B)  goes to the governor if it is in the identical form passed by the first chamber. 
C)  is automatically sent to a conference committee for more tweaking. 
D)  is automatically sent to a select committee to pick the most important parts of the bill. 
E)  is automatically sent to the Calendars Committee to schedule a debate.

Question 8

The powers of the House presiding officer includes

Accepted Answer

A)  appointing a president pro tempore. 
B)  naming chairs and vice chairs in the Senate. 
C)  appointing all members of Senate procedural committees. 
D)  selecting the lieutenant governor. 
E)  vetoing bills voted on by the House. 
A)  appointing a president pro tempore. 
B)  naming chairs and vice chairs in the Senate. 
C)  appointing all members of Senate procedural committees. 
D)  selecting the lieutenant governor. 
E)  vetoing bills voted on by the House.

Question 9

What was the primary purpose of the changes made to ethics laws in 2003?

Accepted Answer

A)  It increased the penalties for violation of ethics laws across the board including increasing misdemeanors to felonies. 
B)  It was primarily aimed at creating greater transparency in donations made to legislators and their personal finances. 
C)  It prohibited officeholders who owned business from controlling their business while the legislature in session. 
D)  It was primarily aimed at providing Texans with school records of all legislators and local level politicians. 
E)  It forced legislators to keep records available to the public of all letters written to them and a list of every visitor to their offices. 
A)  It increased the penalties for violation of ethics laws across the board including increasing misdemeanors to felonies. 
B)  It was primarily aimed at creating greater transparency in donations made to legislators and their personal finances. 
C)  It prohibited officeholders who owned business from controlling their business while the legislature in session. 
D)  It was primarily aimed at providing Texans with school records of all legislators and local level politicians. 
E)  It forced legislators to keep records available to the public of all letters written to them and a list of every visitor to their offices.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A)  politicalization. 
B)  democratization. 
C)  institutionalization. 
D)  socialization. 
E)  structurization. 
A)  politicalization. 
B)  democratization. 
C)  institutionalization. 
D)  socialization. 
E)  structurization.

Question 11

Rick Perry became the first Republican lieutenant governor of modern Texas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

As a result of ________, equity in redistricting was extended to Texas under the idea that state legislative districts had to be apportioned on the "one person, one vote" principle.

Accepted Answer

A)  Baker v. Carr 
B)  Davis v. Federal Election Committee 
C)  Reynolds v. Sims 
D)  Ray v. Blair 
E)  Kilgarlin v. Martin 
A)  Baker v. Carr 
B)  Davis v. Federal Election Committee 
C)  Reynolds v. Sims 
D)  Ray v. Blair 
E)  Kilgarlin v. Martin

Question 13

What was the primary reason for legislative partisanship in Texas in 2003?

Accepted Answer

A)  funding for a new transportation network 
B)  academic placement tests in public schools 
C)  congressional redistricting fights 
D)  cuts in health care for low-income individuals 
E)  advancing of the conservative GOP agenda 
A)  funding for a new transportation network 
B)  academic placement tests in public schools 
C)  congressional redistricting fights 
D)  cuts in health care for low-income individuals 
E)  advancing of the conservative GOP agenda

Question 14

List and briefly explain at least three of the five legislative functions discussed in the text.How has institutionalization affected the Texas state legislature?

Accepted Answer

The Texas state legislature has five pri

Question 15

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.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In addition to the formal rules of the legislature, there are unwritten rules that shape legislators' behavior called

Accepted Answer

A)  agendas. 
B)  norms. 
C)  alliances. 
D)  associations. 
E)  tenets. 
A)  agendas. 
B)  norms. 
C)  alliances. 
D)  associations. 
E)  tenets.

Question 17

What are the characteristics of the Texas state legislature? How does it compare to the legislatures of other states?

Accepted Answer

The Texas state legislature has several

Question 18

The Texas legislature is

Accepted Answer

A)  unicameral and full time, and has 31 House members and 150 senators. 
B)  unicameral and part time, and has 150 House members. 
C)  bicameral and part time, and has 15 senators and 120 House members. 
D)  bicameral and part time, and has 31 senators and 150 House members. 
E)  bicameral and full time, and has 25 senators and 120 House members. 
A)  unicameral and full time, and has 31 House members and 150 senators. 
B)  unicameral and part time, and has 150 House members. 
C)  bicameral and part time, and has 15 senators and 120 House members. 
D)  bicameral and part time, and has 31 senators and 150 House members. 
E)  bicameral and full time, and has 25 senators and 120 House members.

Question 19

The base pay of House and Senate members is ________ per year.

Accepted Answer

A)  $45,300 
B)  $21,100 
C)  $7,200 
D)  $4,500 
E)  $2,600 
A)  $45,300 
B)  $21,100 
C)  $7,200 
D)  $4,500 
E)  $2,600

Question 20

In the 2003 Texas legislature,

Accepted Answer

A)  Republicans had a majority in the Senate for the first time since Reconstruction. 
B)  Republicans were the only legislators elected that year. 
C)  Republicans had a majority the House for the first time since Reconstruction. 
D)  Democrats were the only legislators elected that year. 
E)  Republicans and Democrats evenly split both the House and the Senate. 
A)  Republicans had a majority in the Senate for the first time since Reconstruction. 
B)  Republicans were the only legislators elected that year. 
C)  Republicans had a majority the House for the first time since Reconstruction. 
D)  Democrats were the only legislators elected that year. 
E)  Republicans and Democrats evenly split both the House and the Senate.

The Texas Senate influences policy by

To curb lawmakers' power, the Texas constitutional framers limited the regular legislative session to a maximum of 180 days every other year.

Lieutenant governors get most of their power from rules set by the senators, not from the Texas Constitution.

List and briefly explain some of the more serious ethical issues facing the Texas legislators and the efforts that have been made to enact and implement ethics reform.

The governor can use the line-item veto to veto specific spending provisions from

The ________ cannot vote on legislation unless there is a tie.

When a bill leaves the second chamber after its third reading, it

The powers of the House presiding officer includes

What was the primary purpose of the changes made to ethics laws in 2003?

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

Rick Perry became the first Republican lieutenant governor of modern Texas.

As a result of ________, equity in redistricting was extended to Texas under the idea that state legislative districts had to be apportioned on the "one person, one vote" principle.

What was the primary reason for legislative partisanship in Texas in 2003?

List and briefly explain at least three of the five legislative functions discussed in the text.How has institutionalization affected the Texas state legislature?

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.

In addition to the formal rules of the legislature, there are unwritten rules that shape legislators' behavior called

What are the characteristics of the Texas state legislature? How does it compare to the legislatures of other states?

The Texas legislature is

The base pay of House and Senate members is ________ per year.

In the 2003 Texas legislature,

The social and economic milieu of texas politics

The texas constitution

Intergovernmental relationships

Interest groups and political power in texas

The mass media in texas politics

The party system in

Elections, campaigns, and political behavior

The texas executive

The bureaucracy and policy implementation

The judicial system in texas

Local government in texas: cities, towns, counties, and special districts

Contemporary public policy issues in texas

Filters

Exam 8: The texas legislature

The Texas Senate influences policy by

To curb lawmakers' power, the Texas constitutional framers limited the regular legislative session to a maximum of 180 days every other year.

Lieutenant governors get most of their power from rules set by the senators, not from the Texas Constitution.

List and briefly explain some of the more serious ethical issues facing the Texas legislators and the efforts that have been made to enact and implement ethics reform.

The governor can use the line-item veto to veto specific spending provisions from

The ________ cannot vote on legislation unless there is a tie.

When a bill leaves the second chamber after its third reading, it

The powers of the House presiding officer includes

What was the primary purpose of the changes made to ethics laws in 2003?

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

Rick Perry became the first Republican lieutenant governor of modern Texas.

As a result of ________, equity in redistricting was extended to Texas under the idea that state legislative districts had to be apportioned on the "one person, one vote" principle.

What was the primary reason for legislative partisanship in Texas in 2003?

List and briefly explain at least three of the five legislative functions discussed in the text.How has institutionalization affected the Texas state legislature?

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.

In addition to the formal rules of the legislature, there are unwritten rules that shape legislators' behavior called

What are the characteristics of the Texas state legislature? How does it compare to the legislatures of other states?

The Texas legislature is

The base pay of House and Senate members is ________ per year.

In the 2003 Texas legislature,

The social and economic milieu of texas politics

The texas constitution

Intergovernmental relationships

Interest groups and political power in texas

The mass media in texas politics

The party system in

Elections, campaigns, and political behavior

The texas executive

The bureaucracy and policy implementation

The judicial system in texas

Local government in texas: cities, towns, counties, and special districts

Contemporary public policy issues in texas

Filters