Texas Government 2306 Quiz 2

Texas Legislature utilizes a bicameral system with the _____ being the upper house, and the _____ the lower house.

• Texas House of Representatives; Texas Senate

• Parliament; House of Commons

• Texas Senate; Texas House of Representatives

• Texas Supreme Court; Texas House of Representatives

Every ten years, after the U.S. census, the state legislative districts and congressional districts are redrawn to maintain _____.

• direct representation

• a constitutional republic

• direct democracy

• proportional representation

A Senate committee or subcommittee must post notice of a meeting at least __ hours before the
meeting

• 12

• 24

• 48

• 72

All bills for raising revenue considered by the legislature must originate in the _____.

• Texas Senate

• Texas House of Representatives

• constituent city councils of the affected districts

• Texas Comptroller

True or False: Although members are not elected on partisan ballots, both houses of the Legislature are officially organized on a partisan basis, with members of the majority party serving in all leadership positions, such as committee chairmanships.

• True

• False

The _____, elected statewide separately from the governor, presides over the Senate, while the _____ is elected from that body by its members.

• Speaker of the House; Lieutenant Governor

• President Pro Tem of the Senate; Lieutenant Governor

• Senate Majority Leader; Speaker of the House

• Lieutenant Governor; Speaker of the House

The Texas Legislature uses _____ sessions which means they meet once every _____ year, for 140 days.

• biannual; calendar

• annual; calendar

• biennial; odd-numbered

• biennial; even-numbered

Only the governor may call the legislature into _____, unlike other states where the legislature may call itself into session.

• special sessions

• regular sessions

• alternative sessions

• extended sessions

True or False: Texas uses single-member districts, meaning each member of the Texas Legislature represents one legislative district.

• True

• False

Each of Texas’ 36 United States Representatives, 31 state senators, and 181 state legislators are elected from political divisions called _____.

• service areas

• districts

• burrows

• caucuses