Texas Gov Test 4

The Texas governor is ranked ________ among other states in overall institutional powers.

39th

In even numbered years, Texas representatives receive a salary of only ________ per year not including a per diem.

7,200

What types of cases does the Texas Supreme Court hear?

All civil and juvenile cases

In the history of Texas, the only other female governor other than Miriam Ferguson was

Ann Richardson

In Texas, who can write a bill?

Anyone

A bill in the Texas legislature that would allow a county to establish a new community college would be classified as a

Local Bill

Rules of the legislature require that the bill be read

On Three separate occasions

Unlike other states, Texas allows ________ to introduce a bill in the Texas legislature.

Only a member of the legislature

Texas officially uses which method to select state judges?

Partisan Election

Why is the Texas governor's power exceptionally weak as compared to that of the governors of some other states?

Plural executive system

Which of the following is NOT a qualification a person would need to be a viable candidate for governor of Texas?

Born in texas

For a law to pass in the Texas legislature it must be voted on by

Both houses of the legislature 2 deliberate bodies representing

________ is a kind of talking that is used to stall legislation.

Filibuster

Which is the most important bill that applies to all people and property throughout the state?

General Bill

The agenda for special sessions in the Texas legislature is set by the

Governor

In 2014, ________ was elected governor of Texas.

Greg Abbott

In the Texas legislature, the House has ________ members and the Senate has ________ members.

House 150 Senate 31

In Texas, the only constitutional method of removing a governor from office is by ________ and conviction.

Impeachment

As in the U.S. Congress, the purpose of a conference committee in the Texas legislature is to do what?

It is a committee designed to make differing house and senate versions of the same bill identical

Which of the following is NOT a legislative power of the Texas governor?

Removing for suitable cause, the speaker or lieutenant governor

________ must begin in the House of Representatives.

Revenue bills

Who was the longest-serving governor in the history of Texas?

Rick Perry 14 years

in the Texas legislature, when a committee chair "pigeonholes" a bill, what happens? ________

The bill is set aside before it is ever discussed

The Texas Supreme Court and court of criminal appeals have appellate jurisdiction, which means they have the authority to do what?

They have authority to review decisions and change outcomes of decisions Lower courts

In Texas, why are gubernatorial elections held in off-years?

To minimize the effect of presidential elections of the selection of the Texas governor

The governor of Texas has

few formal powers, so the office is one of the weakest chief executives in the United States.

Each member of the Texas House represents approximately ________ constituents, and each senator represents over ________constituents.

168,000 811,000

Prior to ________, Texas governors were elected to two-year terms, with most being elected to a maximum of two consecutive two-year terms. Since then, governors have been able to get elected to unlimited four-year terms.

1974

Special sessions last ________, but there is no limit to the number of special sessions a governor can call.

30 days

Texas senators serve ________-year terms and House members serve ________-year terms.

senators 4 House 2

For how long does the Texas legislature meet?

140 days every odd year

In the Texas legislature, the referral of a bill to a standing committee in the House and the Senate is the job of the

Speaker of the house and the lieutenant Governor

Which of the following political leaders in Texas are two of the most powerful figures in the state?

Speaker of the house, Lieutenant Governor

If the legislature grants a particular corporation an exception from a state law, it is called

Special Bill

Which of the following is NOT a nonlegislative power of the Texas legislature?

The power to overturn state Supreme Court decisions with 2/3 majority.

Which of the following statements about simple resolutions is correct?

They do not require the signature of the governor

The major trial courts in Texas are

district courts

Which term best describes the executive branch?

fragmented

What is the function of the "local and consent" calendar?

it is the calendar for all private bills sponsored by members of the legislature( reserved uncontroversial bills or limited to localize problem)

As a matter of legislative duties, ________ convicts an individual of impeachment charges.

senate