An example of a labor organization that is active in Texas is the
  • Legislative Study Group
  • ​Defending the traditional family
  • Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants
  • Communication Workers of America
Legislative redistricting for both houses in Texas routinely occurs
  • the first odd-numbered year in a decade
  • they are well represented within the structure of government
  • low pay, reasonable allowances, and generous retirements
  • They serve terms of two year terms with no term limits
Which of the following would not be a goal of an interest group?
  • Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants
  • Getting its members elected to public office
  • Texas Legislative Council
  • Interest group decisions are usually made by an active minority of the membership
The Legislative Black Caucus has been most concerned about
  • they appeared to discriminate against the election of historical minority groups
  • no calendar committees
  • hate crimes laws
  • attended institutions of higher learning
Which of the following is not a function that interest groups perform in Texas?
  • Texas Public Employees Association
  • Writing party platforms
  • Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants
  • Receptionists
Which of the following is not a reason for the growth and diversity of interest groups in the United States?
  • Texas Public Employees Association
  • A legal system that requires citizen membership in interest groups
  • simple resolution
  • the bill will go to a House-Senate conference committee
The number of senators in the Texas legislature is
  • 31
  • Catholic and Baptist
  • slanders in a speech during a legislative proceeding
  • 140 days, in odd-numbered years
Which of the following statements best explains campaign finance laws for candidates running for a seat in the Texas legislature?
  • There are a variety of women's interest groups in Texas promoting equal rights, greater political participation, and other issues important to women.
  • There is no limit on how much a PAC may contribute directly to a campaign
  • They serve terms of two year terms with no term limits
  • They usually serve terms of four years with no term limits
An interest group with substantial financial resources, sizable membership, unity, and a competent leadership
  • should have success in getting its policy preferences honored
  • Mail-outs, telephone calls, door-to-door solicitation, and transportation to the polls
  • gain control of government by winning elections and thus achieve party goals
  • through a political action committee
Which of the following would a government employee interest group be least likely to pursue?
  • They serve terms of two year terms with no term limits
  • Reduce government interference in the economy
  • Decreased levels of government spending
  • They are limited to three per year
Changes in compensation for members of the Texas legislature are initiated by
  • an Ethics Commission recommendation
  • the first odd-numbered year in a decade
  • using the Internet and social media
  • Texas Ethics Commission
The primary function of the state auditor is to
  • an umbrella organization
  • recognized the right of association as part of the First Amendment
  • interest group
  • determine if state funds have been spent by the state agencies in accordance with law
The wiki site "The Texas Red Tape Challenge" resulted in
  • changes to almost 100 laws
  • they are well represented within the structure of government
  • between two and seven times each year
  • cannot hold another government office
The Texas House of Representatives consists of __________ members
  • 150
  • 31
  • 1700
  • oversight
Which Texas House Speaker was not the subject of an inquiry about potentially improper practices with regard to interest groups?
  • There is no limit on how much a PAC may contribute directly to a campaign
  • Freedom of association
  • Pete Laney
  • Voting on all bills before the Senate
Which of the following goals would a business organization be least likely to pursue?
  • Some are highly centralized, and others have a decentralized organizational structur
  • They usually serve terms of four years with no term limits
  • Increased safety and environmental standards
  • ​Labor groups are not as numerous or as powerful as business-related groups in Texas
Compared to legislators in other states, those in Texas receive
  • low pay, reasonable allowances, and generous retirements
  • the first odd-numbered year in a decade
  • 140 days, in odd-numbered years
  • they are well represented within the structure of government
After a bill passes both houses of the Texas legislature, it then
  • the bill will go to a House-Senate conference committee
  • becomes law with or without a governor's signature
  • the bill will die and cannot be overridden
  • special bill
Political officeholders often rely on interest groups to
  • using the Internet and social media
  • provide information and expertis
  • changes to almost 100 laws
  • prohibited candidates for Speaker from giving anything of value to supporters in the House
In their grassroots and electioneering efforts, interest groups are increasingly
  • Decreased levels of government spending
  • using the Internet and social media
  • They serve terms of two year terms with no term limits
  • ​from both the Democratic and Republican Parties
The redistricting practice of drawing legislative districts to favor one group or party is called
  • increases
  • Freedom of association
  • gerrymandering
  • Pete Laney
When the House and Senate pass a bill with different language in each version,
  • Legislative Study Group
  • joint resolution requiring a simple majority vote in each body
  • Receptionists
  • the bill will go to a House-Senate conference committee
The legislative redistricting maps approved by the 82nd Texas Legislature in 2011 were challenged because​
  • they appeared to discriminate against the election of historical minority groups
  • There is no limit on how much a PAC may contribute directly to a campaign
  • They are not accepted as members of official political parties
  • It has Democratic and Republican caucuses that are increasingly important
To enact a law applying specifically to Collin county, the Texas legislature would pass a
  • special bill
  • blocking bill
  • the bill will go to a House-Senate conference committee
  • local bill
Adopting the guitar as the state musical instrument required that the legislature uses ____________ to make the icon official
  • local bill
  • Banning same-sex marriage
  • special bill
  • a concurrent resolution
Actively campaigning in support of candidates for office by an interest group is called
  • bicameral
  • elections immediately after redistricting
  • electioneering
  • no calendar committees
Interest groups organized to promote policies that maximize profits and wages for their members are known as
  • lobbying government officials regardless of party affiliation
  • standing committee action on bills
  • economic interest groups
  • utilizing bribery
A lobbyist is an individual who
  • attempts to influence the decision making of lawmakers
  • weak parties and strong interest groups
  • president of the Senate
  • a powerful faction within the Texas Republican Party
Which of the following is not a responsibility of the Texas Ethics Commission?
  • They are not accepted as members of official political parties
  • Texas has weak political parties and influential interest groups
  • Setting legal limits on campaign contributions
  • Interest groups make last minute contributions to campaigns
Which of the following is not a common reason that citizens join interest groups?​
  • They usually serve terms of four years with no term limits
  • They are not accepted as members of official political parties
  • Texas has weak political parties and influential interest groups
  • Some are highly centralized, and others have a decentralized organizational structur
Which of the following is true of women in Texas politics?​
  • Decreased levels of government spending
  • They are limited to three per year
  • they are well represented within the structure of government
  • There are a variety of women's interest groups in Texas promoting equal rights, greater political participation, and other issues important to women.
Which of the following groups dominates the membership of the Texas legislature?
  • Anglo Protestant men
  • They are not accepted as members of official political parties
  • They serve terms of two year terms with no term limits
  • They are limited to three per year
The Texas legislature is ___________, meaning that it is composed of two chambers
  • electioneering
  • bicameral
  • courtesy
  • increases
The Mexican American Legislative Caucus played an important role in
  • pressing the voting button for another representative
  • They usually serve terms of four years with no term limits
  • the establishment of a pharmacy college and health center
  • begins locally and spreads to broader areas
If the governor vetoes a bill after the legislature has adjourned,
  • the bill will die and cannot be overridden
  • A legal system that requires citizen membership in interest groups
  • the bill will go to a House-Senate conference committee
  • special bill
The religious denominations most represented in the Texas legislature are
  • a special election
  • changes to almost 100 laws
  • Catholic and Baptist
  • no calendar committees
The lieutenant governor also functions as the state's
  • president of the Senate
  • legislative districts of bicameral state legislatures must have substantially equal populations
  • a powerful faction within the Texas Republican Party
  • an umbrella organization
Members of the Texas Ethics Commission are selected by the
  • recognized the right of association as part of the First Amendment
  • through a political action committee
  • Texas governor
  • weak parties and strong interest groups
Which of the following is not true regarding special sessions of the Texas legislature?
  • Setting legal limits on campaign contributions
  • They usually serve terms of four years with no term limits
  • Increased safety and environmental standards
  • They are limited to three per year
Educationally, most members of the Texas legislature have
  • attended institutions of higher learning
  • cannot hold another government office
  • Coordinating a "Get Out the Vote" (GOTV) campaign
  • constituted a majority in both chambers since 2003
The decentralized structure of Texas politics and governance __________ the ability of interest groups to influence public policy
  • Freedom of association
  • Texas Ethics Commission
  • increases
  • bicameral
In the Texas House, a committee that considers legislation and recommends whether it should or should not pass is called a(n)
  • substantive (standing) committee
  • interest group
  • referred to the appropriate committee
  • determine if state funds have been spent by the state agencies in accordance with law
The Texas Association of Businesses and Chambers of Commerce is an example of
  • through a political action committee
  • an umbrella organization
  • substantive (standing) committee
  • appointing state judges
The principal purpose of political party activity is to
  • through a political action committee
  • determine if state funds have been spent by the state agencies in accordance with law
  • gain control of government by winning elections and thus achieve party goals
  • a powerful faction within the Texas Republican Party
The system of politics in Texas can be described as one with
  • an umbrella organization
  • president of the Senate
  • weak parties and strong interest groups
  • determine if state funds have been spent by the state agencies in accordance with law
The Texas Tea Party is
  • a powerful faction within the Texas Republican Party
  • standing committee action on bills
  • an umbrella organization
  • lobbying government officials regardless of party affiliation
The federal court case that applied the doctrine of "one-man, one-vote" to Texas was
  • Kilgarlin v. Martin (1965)
  • simple resolution
  • Banning same-sex marriage
  • A legal system that requires citizen membership in interest groups
If a state legislator is a member of the National Guard and is called to active military duty for more than 30 days, what will happen?​
  • The legislator appoints a qualified replacement who must be approved by the appropriate chamber
  • Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants
  • Legislative Study Group
  • Writing party platforms
Which of the following is not listed in the Texas Constitution as a qualification for membership in the Texas legislature?
  • College degree
  • Decreased levels of government spending
  • Pete Laney
  • Anglo Protestant men
Which organization would most likely mount a vigorous campaign to oppose a reduction in the staffing levels of the Texas Rehabilitation Commission?
  • Receptionists
  • Interest group decisions are usually made by an active minority of the membership
  • Legislative Study Group
  • Texas Public Employees Association
Which kind of group exists to promote policies that would increase wages, adequate health and unemployment insurance, and promote safe working conditions?
  • Texas Public Employees Association
  • Labor groups
  • Highway funding
  • ​Defending the traditional family
A bill making exception to general law for a named individual is known as a
  • blocking bill
  • special bill
  • A legal system that requires citizen membership in interest groups
  • a concurrent resolution
Interest groups try to influence public policy by
  • a public interest group
  • an umbrella organization
  • gain control of government by winning elections and thus achieve party goals
  • lobbying government officials regardless of party affiliation
The U.S. Supreme Court found in Reynolds v. Sims (1964) that
  • recognized the right of association as part of the First Amendment
  • legislative districts of bicameral state legislatures must have substantially equal populations
  • Mail-outs, telephone calls, door-to-door solicitation, and transportation to the polls
  • determine if state funds have been spent by the state agencies in accordance with law
Which of the following is not a power accorded to the lieutenant governor by the Texas Constitution or Senate rules?
  • Public interest groups advocating campaign finance reform
  • Campaign contributions from political action committees
  • Voting on all bills before the Senate
  • Decreased levels of government spending
A senator can attempt to delay or impede a bill's passage by speaking on the floor as long as physically possible, which is called
  • bicameral
  • College degree
  • chubbing
  • filibustering
The details of political contributions and expenditures of candidates must be filed with the Texas Ethics Commission
  • ​from both the Democratic and Republican Parties
  • an Ethics Commission recommendation
  • Decreased levels of government spending
  • between two and seven times each year
A member of the Texas legislature would be immune from adverse judicial action if he
  • Decreased levels of government spending
  • Providing the legislator with relevant information
  • Coordinating a "Get Out the Vote" (GOTV) campaign
  • slanders in a speech during a legislative proceeding
Which of the following interest groups would be an example of a professional group in Texas?
  • Writing party platforms
  • Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants
  • Legislative Study Group
  • Interest group decisions are usually made by an active minority of the membership
Which constitutional right is the foundation of the right to form and participate in interest groups?
  • Freedom of association
  • Voting on all bills before the Senate
  • They are limited to three per year
  • Reduce government interference in the economy
Which of the following is not true regarding the Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives?
  • the bill will die and cannot be overridden
  • ​the Texas House may bring charges through impeachment, after which the Texas Senate would render judgment.
  • He or she receives a constitutional salary of $46,000 per year
  • He or she is selected by direct popular vote in a general electio
Which of the following was not prohibited by an amendment to the Texas Constitution in November of 1991?
  • Reduce government interference in the economy
  • Voting on all bills before the Senate
  • ​All of the above are among the oldest and most effective racial and ethnic groups in Texas.
  • Campaign contributions from political action committees
Which of the following techniques do interest groups use to influence policy decisions?
  • Texas has weak political parties and influential interest groups
  • All of the above are techniques used by interest groups
  • Setting legal limits on campaign contributions
  • They are limited to three per year
Which of the following is true of members of the Texas Senate?
  • They usually serve terms of four years with no term limits
  • They are not accepted as members of official political parties
  • they are well represented within the structure of government
  • Interest groups make last minute contributions to campaigns
Which of the following is true of interest groups and parties in Texas?
  • Interest groups make last minute contributions to campaigns
  • Increased safety and environmental standards
  • All of the above are techniques used by interest groups
  • Texas has weak political parties and influential interest groups
All Texas Senate seats are up for election every 10 years because
  • Senate district lines are redrawn every 10 years
  • no calendar committees
  • the first odd-numbered year in a decade
  • constituted a majority in both chambers since 2003
Which of the following is common in the last days of an election campaign?
  • Increased safety and environmental standards
  • Interest groups make last minute contributions to campaigns
  • Anglo Protestant men
  • They are not accepted as members of official political parties
House rules prohibit ghost voting, a practice which involves representatives
  • Texas has weak political parties and influential interest groups
  • the establishment of a pharmacy college and health center
  • pressing the voting button for another representative
  • Increased safety and environmental standards
A vacancy in the Texas House or Senate arising during a term is filled by
  • Anglo Protestant men
  • bicameral
  • a special election
  • hate crimes laws
Functions of the Texas legislature include all of the following, except
  • referred to the appropriate committee
  • appointing state judges
  • an umbrella organization
  • interest group
The political term grassroots refers to activity that
  • the establishment of a pharmacy college and health center
  • begins locally and spreads to broader areas
  • provide information and expertis
  • they are well represented within the structure of government
Before making an appointment, the governor is expected to consult with the senator of an affected district, a process called senatorial
  • College degree
  • gerrymandering
  • courtesy
  • increases
Turnover in the Texas legislature is most likely to be high in those
  • the first odd-numbered year in a decade
  • slanders in a speech during a legislative proceeding
  • elections immediately after redistricting
  • Setting legal limits on campaign contributions
Which statement about women in the Texas state legislature is true?
  • Communication Workers of America
  • Texas Public Employees Association
  • Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants
  • ​In recent elections, the number of women elected to the state legislature has increased
Ethics laws prohibit a candidate or official from receiving a contribution inside
  • lobbying government officials regardless of party affiliation
  • should have success in getting its policy preferences honored
  • the Texas state capitol building
  • appointing state judges
Which of the following generalizations regarding interest group leadership is correct?
  • the Texas state capitol building
  • the bill will die and cannot be overridden
  • Interest group decisions are usually made by an active minority of the membership
  • Texas Public Employees Association
In Texas, the second 30 days of the legislative session are mainly reserved for
  • through a political action committee
  • substantive (standing) committee
  • standing committee action on bills
  • referred to the appropriate committee
The legislature may require reports from state agencies under a procedure known as
  • oversight
  • electioneering
  • no calendar committees
  • the establishment of a pharmacy college and health center
Texas doctors successfully used their professional organizations in lobbying the 76th Legislature to make Texas the first state that allows
  • ​All of the above are among the oldest and most effective racial and ethnic groups in Texas.
  • Campaign contributions from political action committees
  • Some are highly centralized, and others have a decentralized organizational structur
  • doctors to collectively bargain with health maintenance organizations
Common Cause of Texas is an example of
  • gain control of government by winning elections and thus achieve party goals
  • the Texas state capitol building
  • utilizing bribery
  • a public interest group
An organization of individuals with similar views that tries to influence government to respond favorably to its views is called a(n)
  • substantive (standing) committee
  • through a political action committee
  • interest group
  • Mail-outs, telephone calls, door-to-door solicitation, and transportation to the polls
The liberal ideological caucus in the Texas legislature is the
  • Writing party platforms
  • ​Defending the traditional family
  • Communication Workers of America
  • Legislative Study Group
Which of the following is true regarding labor organizations in Texas?
  • They serve terms of two year terms with no term limits
  • Voting on all bills before the Senate
  • ​Labor groups are not as numerous or as powerful as business-related groups in Texas
  • Coordinating a "Get Out the Vote" (GOTV) campaign
Which of the following statements is true regarding the Texas legislature?
  • Some are highly centralized, and others have a decentralized organizational structur
  • Coordinating a "Get Out the Vote" (GOTV) campaign
  • It has Democratic and Republican caucuses that are increasingly important
  • Interest groups make last minute contributions to campaigns
An interest group technique that is unethical would be
  • should have success in getting its policy preferences honored
  • a public interest group
  • utilizing bribery
  • standing committee action on bills
The "farm-to-table" caucus is described as a bipartisan caucus because its members include legislators
  • Decreased levels of government spending
  • Campaign contributions from political action committees
  • Providing the legislator with relevant information
  • ​from both the Democratic and Republican Parties
A two-thirds vote on the floor of the Texas Senate is required for any bill to be considered due to the use of a
  • ​In recent elections, the number of women elected to the state legislature has increased
  • blocking bill
  • electioneering
  • the bill will die and cannot be overridden
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