Question 1

State the purpose of the Legislative Budget Board.

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Question 2

Discuss the election of the Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives.

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The Speaker is chosen by vote of the mem...

Question 3

Which one of the following is a realistic description of the qualifications for office and length of terms for the Texas Legislature?

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A)   a twenty-year-old candidate for the Texas House of Representatives
B)   a fifty-year-old candidate for the Texas Senate who moved to Texas three years prior to the election
C)   a forty-five-year-old candidate for the Texas Senate who wants to be elected to a six-year term
D)   a Texas resident for twenty-five years who seeks election to the Texas House of RepresentativesE) B) and D)
F) A) and B) D

Question 4

The drawing of district boundaries for legislative districts in the Texas Legislature must follow the rule of ______.

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A)   one person, one vote
B)   equal group representation
C)   proportional party representation
D)   keeping counties in the same district to the maximum degree possible
E)   gerrymanderingF) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 5

The president pro tempore of the Senate takes over when the lieutenant governor is unavailable.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The governor may call special legislative sessions of up to ______ days.

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A)   90
B)   180
C)   30
D)   9E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 7

All of these are characteristics of a professional legislature EXCEPT that ______.

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A)   membership is a full-time occupation
B)   its meets annually
C)   it can meet for as long as nine months out of the year
D)   it meets biannuallyE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

Elections to the North Dakota House of Representatives are different from elections to the Texas House of Representatives in that ______.

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A)   members of the North Dakota House represent more people
B)   members of the Texas House must be elected by majority vote
C)   North Dakota uses multimember districts
D)   Texas uses multimember districts
E)   North Dakota elects its members to two-year termsF) B) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 9

The vote for the Texas Speaker position is never bipartisan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Texas Senate has always used a multimember district system by constitutional decree.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The description of the redistricting process in Texas for the Texas Legislature and for the U.S. House of Representatives leads to the conclusion that the process is ______.

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A)   partisan
B)   nonpartisan
C)   bipartisan
D)   mostly nonpartisan
E)   mostly bipartisanF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 12

The redistricting method is an example of a hybrid system, because ______.

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A)   the governor submits a redistricting plan to the legislature
B)   the Legislative Redistricting Board consists of both Democrats and Republicans
C)   if the legislature is unable to pass a plan, the duty is handed over to the Legislative Redistricting Board
D)   both parties submit their own sets of newly drawn district maps
E)   the federal and state legislatures work collaboratively to redraw the districtsF) C) and D)
G) A) and D) C

Question 13

A bill passes the Texas Legislature with 90 percent of the vote in both houses. This is an example of a ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   filibuster
B)   plurality
C)   supermajority
D)   vetoE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

The governor is responsible for assigning bills in the Senate to their appropriate committee.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Baker v. Carr (1962)  argued that the ______ requires a one-person, one-vote approach to districting.

Accepted Answer

A)   Thirteenth Amendment
B)   Twelfth Amendment
C)   Supremacy Clause
D)   Fourteenth AmendmentE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

A bicameral legislature ______.

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A)   has two chambers
B)   meets biannually
C)   is a citizen legislature
D)   is a professional legislatureE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 17

A legislature that meets annually, often for nine months a year, compensates its legislators with a professional-level salary, and provides generous allowances to hire and keep support and research staffs is a ______ legislature.

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Question 18

The major justification for a bicameral legislature is that ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   it makes it more difficult for a majority to abuse its power
B)   it is traditional
C)   it makes it easier to represent different interests
D)   it increases the power of the executive
E)   it increases the expertise available to evaluate legislationF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 19

Standing committees contribute to the power of the chambers of the Texas Legislature by ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   making it easier for them to fulfill the governor's policy goals
B)   giving members a place to take popular positions
C)   giving the legislature a place to kill undesirable legislation
D)   providing a place for the majority party to dominate the legislative process
E)   creating a division of laborF) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 20

The Texas Legislature has two caucuses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Exam 3: Texas Legislature

State the purpose of the Legislative Budget Board.

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Discuss the election of the Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives.

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Which one of the following is a realistic description of the qualifications for office and length of terms for the Texas Legislature?

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The drawing of district boundaries for legislative districts in the Texas Legislature must follow the rule of ______.

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The president pro tempore of the Senate takes over when the lieutenant governor is unavailable.

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The governor may call special legislative sessions of up to ______ days.

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All of these are characteristics of a professional legislature EXCEPT that ______.

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Elections to the North Dakota House of Representatives are different from elections to the Texas House of Representatives in that ______.

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The vote for the Texas Speaker position is never bipartisan.

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The Texas Senate has always used a multimember district system by constitutional decree.

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The description of the redistricting process in Texas for the Texas Legislature and for the U.S. House of Representatives leads to the conclusion that the process is ______.

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The redistricting method is an example of a hybrid system, because ______.

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A bill passes the Texas Legislature with 90 percent of the vote in both houses. This is an example of a ______.

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The governor is responsible for assigning bills in the Senate to their appropriate committee.

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Baker v. Carr (1962) argued that the ______ requires a one-person, one-vote approach to districting.

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A bicameral legislature ______.

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A legislature that meets annually, often for nine months a year, compensates its legislators with a professional-level salary, and provides generous allowances to hire and keep support and research staffs is a ______ legislature.

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The major justification for a bicameral legislature is that ______.

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Standing committees contribute to the power of the chambers of the Texas Legislature by ______.

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The Texas Legislature has two caucuses.

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