Quiz 3 & 4

Designated legislation as emergency legislation often results in

• More extensive use of the line-item veto

• Loss of support for a popular mandate

• A much greater chance of its passage

• A decrease in the likelihood that it will receive bipartisan support

In Texas, governors may use the line-item veto only on bills that concern

• Agriculture

• Spending

• Alcohol and firearms

• The bureaucracy

To convict a governor during impeachment proceedings, the Senate needs a

• Popular mandate

• Simple majority of votes (50% + 1)

• Plurality of votes (most votes wins) to remove

• Supermajority of votes (two-thirds) to remove

How many terms can governors serve in Texas

• There is no limit

• 2

• 3

• 6

A popular mandate refers to the idea that the governor's right to lead is justified by

• Senatorial courtesy

• Constitutional authority

• Legislative majority

• The popular vote

True or false? Due to Texas's large size, its governors usually become national political figures

• True

• False

Who is the first in the line of succession when the governor cannot serve

• Attorney general

• Speaker of the house

• Lieutenant Governor

• Secretary of State

Judicial federalism involves

• multiple levels of courts

• a single level of court

• federal court oversight

• Original jurisdiction, but no appellate jurisdiction

Frontier life in Texas spawned the birth of a political culture that

• existed independent of government

• usually trusted government

• preferred the concentration of political power

• trusted the courts to dispense justice

A court's jurisdiction defines that court's

• size of jury used in criminal cases

• usually trusted government

• preferred the concentration of political power

• trusted the courts to dispense justice