What is required for a joint resolution to pass each house?

A three-fifths vote of the membership

What is the main purpose of a Conference committee?

To reach a final agreement on a bill

To oversee a specified legislative function

To study or investigate a specific matter

What is the role of a Joint committee?

To oversee a specified legislative function

To reach a final agreement on a bill

To study or investigate a specific matter

What is a Select committee created for?

Studying or investigating a specific matter within a specified period

Overseeing a specified legislative function

Reaching a final agreement on a bill

What is a Standing committee responsible for?

Legislation covering specific subject matters

Reaching a final agreement on a bill

Overseeing a specified legislative function

Studying or investigating a specific matter

What is required for a bill or proposed constitutional amendment to be passed in each legislative house?

Three readings on three separate days

Two readings on two separate days

Four readings on four separate days

What happens during the First Reading of a bill?

The bill is introduced and its title is published in the journal

The bill is debated and voted on

The bill is amended and engrossed

The bill is read by title a third time

What occurs during the Second Reading of a bill?

The bill is read a second time by title and amendments may be considered

The bill is read by title a third time

The bill is passed without any amendments

What is required during the Third Reading of a bill?

The bill is introduced for the first time

What is the purpose of an executive session according to Section 4(b) of Article III of the State Constitution?

To consider a person’s appointment or removal from office

What is required for an extended session to occur?

A three-fifths vote by members of each house

What is the main purpose of a joint session?

To inform the legislature about the state’s condition and propose reorganization

To discuss international relations

When does the regular session begin in odd-numbered years?

First Tuesday after the first Monday in March

Who is the presiding officer of the House of Representatives?

Speaker of the House of Representatives

Speaker Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives

President Pro Tempore of the Senate

What is the role of the Speaker Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives?

Presides over the House of Representatives at the request of the Speaker or in the absence of the Speaker

Elected by the full membership of the Senate

Who is the presiding officer of the Senate?

Speaker of the House of Representatives

Speaker Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives

President Pro Tempore of the Senate

How is the President Pro Tempore of the Senate chosen?

By the President and elected by the full membership of the Senate

By the majority party in caucus

What is the role of a lobbyist?

To encourage the passage, defeat, or modification of legislation

To lead the majority party members in a house

To be the leader of the minority party members in a house

To have the most members in a house

Who is the Majority Leader?

A legislator from the majority party

A legislator from the minority party

A person who encourages legislation

A political party with fewer members

What defines a majority party?

The party having the most members in a house

The party with fewer members in a house

The party that encourages legislation

The party that leads the minority members

Who is the Minority Leader?

A legislator elected by the minority party

A legislator elected by the majority party

A person who modifies legislation

A political party with the most members

What is a minority party?

A party with fewer than a majority of members in a house

A party with the most members in a house

A party that leads the majority members

A party that encourages legislation