chapter 7

Question 1

Edmund Burke

Answer 1

trustee, and delegates

Question 2

votes according to his/her conscience

Answer 2

Trustee

Question 3

votes according to the constituency

Answer 3

delegate

Question 4

originally selected by the state legislatures, but not subject to direct election pursuant to the 17th Amendment

Answer 4

the Senate

Question 5

Texas’s bicameral legislature has two chambers that meet in regular session for how many days?

Answer 5

140 days in every odd-numbered year

Question 6

how many members does the Texas House of Rep have? Senate?

Answer 6

150 (two year terms); 31 (4 year terms)

Question 7

the governor may call a special session of no more than how many days?

Answer 7

30 days

Question 8

a meeting of a group, such as a government or organization, that is called for a specific purpose or issue

Answer 8

special session

Question 9

the idea that elected bodies should accurately represent not only constituent’s political views but also the ethnic and social characteristics that affect their political perspectives

Answer 9

descriptive representation

Question 10

districts in which one official is elected for each legislative chamber

Answer 10

single-member districts

Question 11

rules in cases where there is no agreement

Answer 11

The Legislative Redistricting Board

Question 12

a gerrymandering in which concentrated political party voters in one geographical area are split into several districts so that their voting power in any one district is negligible

Answer 12

Cracking

Question 13

gerrymandering in which members of a party are concentrated into one district, thereby ensuring that the group will influence only one election rather than several

Answer 13

Packing

Question 14

placing two incumbent officeholders and parts of their political bases in the same elective district through redistricting

Answer 14

Pairing

Question 15

drawn by the state legislatures following reapportionment

Answer 15

Electoral Districts

Question 16

what kind of gerrymandering was declared to be unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court?

Answer 16

racial gerrymandering

Question 17

who is the presiding officer of the Texas House of Rep? Senate?

Answer 17

Speaker of the house (elected by the members of the house); Lt Governor (elected by Texas citizens)

Question 18

a permanent joint committee of the Texas Legislature and is co-chaired by the Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of the House

Answer 18

Legislative Budget Board (LBB)

Question 19

composed of the lieutenant governor, speaker of the house, attorney general, comptroller, and commissioner of the general land office, was created by constitutional amendment in 1951

Answer 19

Legislative Redistricting Board (LRB)

Question 20

Lt Governor is elected by who?

Answer 20

citizens

Question 21

can appoint all members of a committee, rather than 1/2

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Lt Governor

Question 22

to enforce the Texas Sunset Act, Texas created the 12-member Sunset Advisory Commission, which recommends keeping, abolishing, reorganizing, or giving scope and authority to state agencies

Answer 22

The Sunset Advisory Committee

Question 23

a permanent committee established to handle legislation in a certain field

Answer 23

standing committee

Question 24

studies particular policy issue between legislative sessions, such as higher education or public school finance

Answer 24

Interim Committee

Question 25

established for a limited period of time to address a specific problem

Answer 25

Select or Special Committee

Question 26

negotiate difference on similar pieces of legislation passed by the House and Senate

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Conference Committee

Question 27

a resolution that is of interest to both chambers of the legislature and must pass both the House and Senate and generally be signed by the governor

Answer 27

concurrent resolution

Question 28

a step in the legislative process in which a bill is killed by the chair of the standing committee to which it was referred, as a result of his or her setting the bill aside and not bringing it before the committee

Answer 28

Pigeonholing

Question 29

they keep talking about it, but not taking any action on it

Answer 29

chubbing

Question 30

the first bill placed on the senate calendar in each session, which is usually a bill that will never be considered by the full senate

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blocking bill

Question 31

once a bill passes the legislature it goes to who?

Answer 31

the governor

Question 32

what 3 options does a governor have once a bill is sent to him/her?

Answer 32

take no action (bill becomes law after 10 days), approve (sign bill into law), veto (override the bill)

Question 33

veto that happens only on appropriation bills

Answer 33

Line-item Veto

Question 34

one or more members debate bills at length to slow down the legislative process. Like the filibuster, this is a particularly effective active as the legislative session draws to a close

Answer 34

Chubbing

Question 35

a joint committee created to work out a compromise on House and Senate versions of a piece of legislation

Answer 35

conference committee

Question 36

occurs after the legislature adjourns, thus preventing an override

Answer 36

Post-adjournment veto

Question 37

who has the power of the line item veto?

Answer 37

the governor

Question 38

the governor influences legislation through speeches and visits with legislators

Answer 38

legislative persuasion

Question 39

who is the most important party and House leader?

Answer 39

Speaker of the House

Question 40

In the Texas legislator, power has become centralized in what 2 leadership positions?

Answer 40

Speaker of the House and Lt Gov

Question 41

case that said districts must be based on population and not geographical size

Answer 41

Westbury v Sanders

Question 42

case that said that districts must be contiguous (have to be one)

Answer 42

Shaw v Reno

Question 43

case that said you cannot draw districts to benefit one race over another

Answer 43

Miller v Johnson

Question 44

who can appoint 100% members to the standing committee?

Answer 44

Lt Governor

Question 45

similar to chubbing where legislators keep on talking, but a majority votes ends it

Answer 45

filibuster