Multiple Choice Questions

In the Texas House of Representatives, who has the power to allow members to speak in floor debates?
  • The ability to call the Texas Senate into special session.
  • start in the House of Representatives.
  • the Speaker of the House
  • The Department of Agriculture
A bill in the Texas legislature that would allow a county to establish a new community college would be classified as a?
  • Local Bill
  • A resolution that concerns only the Texas House or Senate, such as the adoption of a rule or the appointment of an employee, and which does not require the governor's signature.
  • The bill is set aside before it is ever discussed in committee.
  • General Land Office
In the Texas legislature, when a committee chair "pigeonholes" a bill, what happens?
  • The governor can declare martial law during a natural disaster.
  • The bill is set aside before it is ever discussed in committee.
  • Unlike a bill, a resolution, if passed, lacks the force of a public law.
  • a special bill
Know the non legislative powers of the Texas legislature.
  • the mission is to protect insurance consumers by: Regulating the insurance industry fairly and diligently. Promoting a stable and competitive market. Providing information that makes a difference.
  • There was suspicion of a strong chief executive
  • -the power of impeachment-Investigative powers -to formally count the returns in the Texas Governor's races
  • -Writing a letter of recommendation for a constituent.-Legislative activity.-Attempting to influence decisions of government agencies.-Giving a speech to a local civic group
What is the function of the lieutenant governor in Texas?
  • the governor
  • The Governor of Texas is the head of the executive branch of Texas's government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Texas Legislature, and to convene the legislature.
  • the secretary of state
  • The Lieutenant Governor of Texas is the second-highest executive office in the government of Texas, a state in the U.S. It is the second most powerful post in Texas government because its occupant controls the work of the Texas Senate and controls the budgeting process as a leader of the Legislative Budget Board.
What are the legislative powers of the Texas governor?
  • anyone at all
  • The Lieutenant Governor of Texas is the second-highest executive office in the government of Texas, a state in the U.S. It is the second most powerful post in Texas government because its occupant controls the work of the Texas Senate and controls the budgeting process as a leader of the Legislative Budget Board.
  • thirty years of age, prior political experience, U.S. citizenship, access to money
  • The Governor of Texas is the head of the executive branch of Texas's government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Texas Legislature, and to convene the legislature.
Setting local telephone and electric rates is the responsibility of whom?
  • Public Utilities Commission
  • start in the House of Representatives.
  • Estimating tax revenues for the legislature
  • white, affluent businessman
If the legislature grants a particular corporation an exception from a state law, it is called...
  • a special bill
  • DPS is responsible for statewide law enforcement and vehicle regulation. The Public Safety Commission oversees DPS.
  • Local Bill
  • Unlike a bill, a resolution, if passed, lacks the force of a public law.
What are constituency services provided by Texas representatives?
  • -the power of impeachment-Investigative powers -to formally count the returns in the Texas Governor's races
  • Being able to impeach people in the house or senate.
  • the mission is to protect insurance consumers by: Regulating the insurance industry fairly and diligently. Promoting a stable and competitive market. Providing information that makes a difference.
  • -Writing a letter of recommendation for a constituent.-Legislative activity.-Attempting to influence decisions of government agencies.-Giving a speech to a local civic group
In Texas, the governor's State of the State address is an example of the ______ power.
  • The bill is set aside before it is ever discussed in committee.
  • Message
  • Attorney General
  • The lieutenant governor
Which of the following statements about special sessions of the Texas legislature is true?
  • The comptroller informs the legislature how much money it has to spend on the budget.
  • The ability to call the Texas Senate into special session.
  • Special sessions are common, held an average of once a year since 1876.
  • The Department of Agriculture
When the Texas governor strikes out particular spending provisions in an appropriations bill, it is called...
  • The line-item veto.
  • General Land Office
  • a special bill
  • The lieutenant governor
In 2004 and 2005, three special sessions were called in the Texas legislature to deal with...
  • school finance
  • 150;31
  • the Speaker of the House
  • appointment by the governor.
What type of powers does the governor of Texas have?
  • the secretary of state
  • The governor will not appoint someone to office unless that appointee's state senator agrees
  • thirty years of age, prior political experience, U.S. citizenship, access to money
  • The Governor of Texas is the head of the executive branch of Texas's government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Texas Legislature, and to convene the legislature.
The agenda for special sessions in the Texas legislature are set by the...
  • The Governor of Texas is the head of the executive branch of Texas's government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Texas Legislature, and to convene the legislature.
  • the governor
  • the secretary of state
  • The governor will not appoint someone to office unless that appointee's state senator agrees
What is the importance of the Supreme Court case Reynolds v. Sims?
  • Message
  • The governor can declare martial law during a natural disaster.
  • The Court struck down state senate inequality, basing their decision on the principle of "one person, one vote." Reynolds v. Sims, 377 U.S. 533 (1964) was a United States Supreme Court case that ruled that state legislature districts had to be roughly equal in population.
  • It reviews state agencies every twelve years to see if they are still needed.
In Texas, how is the plural executive is held accountable?
  • appointment by the governor.
  • start in the House of Representatives.
  • It cannot be overturned by the legislature.
  • To minimize the effect of presidential elections on the selection of the Texas Governor.
Know the qualification a person would need to be a viable candidate for governor of Texas?
  • thirty years of age, prior political experience, U.S. citizenship, access to money
  • The governor will not appoint someone to office unless that appointee's state senator agrees
  • the governor
  • to keep the governor informed about problems and issues
One of the most notable effects of bicameralism in the Texas legislature is that it...
  • permits more opportunities to kill or significantly modify a bill.
  • The ability to call the Texas Senate into special session.
  • administering elections and maintaining some financial records
  • the power to appoint judges to vacancies in the courts
Which office is charged with ensuring the accuracy of official weights and measures?
  • Removing, for suitable cause, the Speaker or lieutenant governor
  • white, affluent businessman
  • Being able to impeach people in the house or senate.
  • The Department of Agriculture
The typical Texas legislator is most likely to be a
  • Impeachment
  • white, affluent businessman
  • the Speaker of the House
  • the power to appoint judges to vacancies in the courts
What is the Department of Public Safety is responsible for?
  • The governor can declare martial law during a natural disaster.
  • James Ferguson
  • DPS is responsible for statewide law enforcement and vehicle regulation. The Public Safety Commission oversees DPS.
  • A resolution that concerns only the Texas House or Senate, such as the adoption of a rule or the appointment of an employee, and which does not require the governor's signature.
In Texas, why is a governor's post-adjournment veto so powerful?
  • Estimating tax revenues for the legislature
  • It cannot be overturned by the legislature.
  • To minimize the effect of presidential elections on the selection of the Texas Governor.
  • start in the House of Representatives.
Authority over railroads throughout Texas was given to the ______ in 2005.
  • Texas Department of Transportation
  • The Department of Agriculture
  • the differences in personality
  • Being able to impeach people in the house or senate.
What unconventional action did the Texas legislature take in 2003?
  • Estimating tax revenues for the legislature
  • It redistricted a second time in a single decade.
  • It dilutes the power of the governor and fragments the executive branch.
  • There was suspicion of a strong chief executive
For how long does the Texas legislature meet?
  • white, affluent businessman
  • Public Utilities Commission
  • 140 days, every other year
  • Single member districts
In the Texas legislature, the referral of a bill to a standing committee in the House and the senate is the job of whom?
  • to keep the governor informed about problems and issues
  • Speaker of the House and lieutenant governor.
  • The Governor of Texas is the head of the executive branch of Texas's government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Texas Legislature, and to convene the legislature.
  • The governor will not appoint someone to office unless that appointee's state senator agrees
The chief lawyer for Texas is the...
  • The legislature is prevented from overriding it.
  • General Land Office
  • The line-item veto.
  • Attorney General
The Texas State Board of Education is responsible for?
  • Speaker of the House and lieutenant governor.
  • The governor will not appoint someone to office unless that appointee's state senator agrees
  • The Governor of Texas is the head of the executive branch of Texas's government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Texas Legislature, and to convene the legislature.
  • responsible for public education. The agency is headquartered in the William B. Travis State Office Building in Downtown Austin.
As in the U.S. Congress, what is the purpose of a conference committee in the Texas legislature?
  • It reviews state agencies every twelve years to see if they are still needed.
  • It is a committee designed to make differing House and Senate versions of the same bill identical.
  • The governor can declare martial law during a natural disaster.
  • The Texas legislature
Why is the comptroller of public accounts so important to the legislature?
  • Being able to impeach people in the house or senate.
  • The comptroller informs the legislature how much money it has to spend on the budget.
  • the power to appoint judges to vacancies in the courts
  • The ability to call the Texas Senate into special session.
In the Texas legislature, the House has ______ members and the senate has ______ members.
  • collecting child-support payments
  • school finance
  • 150;31
  • start in the House of Representatives.
Which of the following is not a legislative power of the Texas governor?
  • Being able to impeach people in the house or senate.
  • administering elections and maintaining some financial records
  • Removing, for suitable cause, the Speaker or lieutenant governor
  • The ability to call the Texas Senate into special session.
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