Page 2 Flashcards
An individual who is an assistant to a party floor leader In a legislative chamber is referred to as a _____
Party whip
The elected state official who is assigned to serve as a presiding officer of the Texas Senate, as president of the Senate, is_______
Lieutenant Governor
Members of both chambers of the Texas Legislature are paid and annual base salary of ____ dollars per year
$7200
The term is used to describe the daily financial allotments for each legislator during the time that the legislature is in session, above the basic annual salary
Per diem
When the legislature meets every year it is known as holding annual sessions, but when I meet in regular session every other year, it is said that the body meets in _____ sessions
Biennial
The Texas Legislature meets in regular sessions in the odd numbered year for a session of ______ days, beginning in January of such year
140
The Texas Constitution provides that the Texas Legislature can be called it’s a special sessions by the Texas governor for periods of _____ days at a time
30
The greatest power that the Texas governor has with regard to calling a special session is that he or she can_____
Set the agenda
A _____ is an individual who is represented it within a legislature by an elected officeholder
Constituent
It is known as ______ when a legislator undertakes activities designed to assist specific individuals or groups, such as those involved and problem-solving for such individuals or groups
Case work
The organization, or the organizations, that are constitutionally required to redraw U.S. House of Representatives maps at specific intervals are
State legislatures
For most of American history, reapportionment of US House of Representatives seats has occurred every______ years
Ten
It is called ______ when a legislative body draws legislative district boundary lines for the purpose of attaining partisan or factional advantage
Gerrymandering
The US Supreme Court cases of the 1960s and 1970s known as Baker V carr, Renolds V Sims, and Avery V Midland County (a Texas case) involved the subject of legislative redistricting and dealt with the judicially developed concept called
One person, one vote rule
