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WorksheetsGOVT2306 CHAPTER 8 AND 9
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 23mins
If the governor vetoes a bill after the legislature has adjourned,
the bill will die and cannot be overridden
the bill may go to a House-Senate conference committee.
the bill will go on a referendum override ballot.
the legislature will call itself into an override session.
The principal agent in making public policy in Texas is the
governor.
boards and commissions.
legislature.
judiciary.
The Texas legislature is ___________, meaning that it is composed of two chambers.
unicameral
bicameral
l
bilateral
unitary
The number of senators in the Texas legislature is
400.
150.
31.
40.
The federal court case that applied the doctrine of “one-man, one-vote” to Texas was
Ruiz v. Estelle (1980)
Reynolds v. Sims (1964).
Lells v. Kavenaugh (1991).
Kilgarlin v. Martin (1965).
In the Texas House, a committee that considers bills and resolutions relating to the subject identified by a committee's name is called a(n)
.
joint committee
procedural committee.
substantive committee.
.
interim committee.
Functions of the Texas legislature include all of the following, EXCEPT
appointing state judges.
proposing constitutional amendments.
removing executive and judicial officials.
enacting legislation.
The Texas House of Representatives consists of __________ members.
400
150
31
55
Filibustering
is not permitted in either chamber of the Texas Legislature.
.
is most effective when undertaken at the end of a session.
may be stopped by a vote of three-fifths of the Senate.
is permitted in the House of Representatives but not the Senate.
Regular sessions of the Texas legislature run for
140 days, in odd-numbered years.
150 days, every four years.
140 days in even-numbered years.
150 days, every single year.
Texas senators serve ________-year terms and House members serve ________-year terms.
four; two
six; four
two; four
four; six
For a law to pass in the Texas legislature it must be voted on by
Tea Party members.
two deliberative bodies representing different constituencies.
both Democrats and Republicans.
just one chamber.
________ must begin in the House of Representatives.
All bills
School finance bills
Revenue bills
Transportation bills
What types of resolutions are acted on without debate and without requiring members to read the resolution?
resolutions of honor or recognition
simple resolution
concurrent resolutions
joint resolutions
Who was the first Republican governor of Texas following Reconstruction, and when was he or she elected?
Allan Shivers in 1948
Ann Richards in 1990
George W. Bush in 1994
William Clements in 1978
In Texas, the only constitutional method of removing a governor from office is by ________ and conviction.
recall
judicial proceeding
impeachment
a two-thirds vote
What is the ultimate check on the governor?
impeachment
a campaign donation
the budgetary review process
the Sunset review process
n the Texas legislature, the House has ________ members and the Senate has ________ members.
150; 31
31; 150
435; 100
100; 25
The agenda for special sessions in the Texas legislature is set by the
committee on special sessions.
lieutenant governor and the Texas Speaker of the House.
governor.
Texas Supreme Court.
________ is a kind of talking that is used to stall legislation.
Referral
Veto
Chubbing
Pigeonholing
Committee membership in the Senate is
limited, with each senator serving on no more than one committee.
determined by the lieutenant governor with the proviso that about one-third of the members of each committee must have served on that committee during the previous session.
determined based on seniority.
determined by the lieutenant governor without restriction of any kind.
The lieutenant governor also functions as the state’s
Speaker of the House.
attorney general.
president of the Senate.
adjutant general.
.
he religious denominations most represented in the Texas legislature are
Catholic and Baptist.
Methodist and Church of Christ.
Jewish and Presbyterian.
Catholic and Episcopalian.
All of the following are judicial powers of the governor, EXCEPT
.
filling vacancies on the county and city courts.
filling vacancies on the state courts.
performing acts of clemency to undo or reduce sentences given to some convicted criminals.
granting one 30-day reprieve in a death sentence case.
In legislative matters, the governor of Texas
has absolute veto power without challenge once the legislature has adjourned.
may call a limited number of special sessions.
has no veto power over appropriations bills.
is solely responsible for submitting the state’s budget.
rnor may try to circumvent the Senate by __________ when the Texas legislature is not in session.The gove
issuing an executive order
making a recess appointment
submitting the nomination to the Texas House
appointing a current officeholder
The Texas Veteran’s Land Board falls under the office of the
Texas Agriculture Commission.
adjutant general of the Texas Military Forces.
U.S. Department of Defense.
commissioner of the General Land Office.
The comptroller of public accounts has the constitutional power to
programs when funding gets within 30 percent of being empty.
offer revenue bonds for sale when the state is out of money.
stop payments to those who have been on welfare support for two years.
certify that appropriations bills passed by the legislature can be covered by expected revenue.
It is common for governors to repay major contributors to their election campaigns with
appointments to key policymaking positions.
direct cash payment from the state treasury.
nothing more than sincere thanks.
ceremonies to name roads and bridges after them.
The Texas Constitution requires that the governor and all other elected officials acknowledge
the unrestricted right to bear arms.
right of Texas to secede from the Union.
the supremacy of the U.S. Constitution.
the existence of a Supreme Being.
The __________ of the Health and Human Services Commission serves a two-year term and is assisted by the nine-member Health and Human Services Council in the development of agency rules and policy.
lead manager
governor
executive
assistant officer
If an oil company wants to drill on public land, from whom would it secure the drilling lease?
Board of Regents of the University of Texas
commissioner of the General Land Office
attorney general
comptroller of public accounts
In 1978, Texans elected ___________, their first Republican governor since Reconstruction.
George W. Bush
Ann Richards
Rick Perry
William Clements
Texas law requires that the commissioner of agriculture be a practicing
farmer or rancher.
Republican.
Christian.
attorney.
Which of the following is true concerning special sessions?
The governor may call up to 3 special sessions per year.
During a special session, the legislature sets the agenda.
e.
A special session may last up to 45 days.
.
The threat of special sessions is a tool the governor uses to influence the legislature.
In the case of a person facing a death sentence, the governor of Texas may independently
permanently suspend execution proceedings.
grant one 30-day stay of execution of a death sentence.
grant a full pardon to a person convicted of a capital crime.
commute a death sentence to life imprisonment at hard labor.
The governor (with Senate approval) appoints the five members of the _____________ , the important law-enforcement agency that heads the Department of Public Safety
Department of Public Safety
Texas Rangers
Texas State Guard
Public Safety Commission
In legislative matters, the governor of Texas
has no veto power over appropriations bills.
has absolute veto power without challenge once the legislature has adjourned.
is solely responsible for submitting the state’s budget.
.
may call a limited number of special sessions.
.
The governor of Texas is constitutionally allowed to serve _______ four-year terms.
two
three
unlimited
one
The constitutionally weak executive structure in Texas shows the influence of anti-Reconstruction forces that opposed the policies of
Oscar Branch
E. J. Davis.
S. W. T. Lanham.
.
Andrew Jackson Hamilton
Which of the following executives is not appointed by the governor?
a. Texas attorney general
b. Adjutant general, Texas Military Forces
c. Texas secretary of state
d. Director, Office of State-Federal Relations
. The governor's legislative powers include all the following, except
a. signing or vetoing bills passed by the legislature=
.b. appointing the chairs of legislative committees.
.c. proposing legislation in messages to legislators.
.d. calling special sessions and setting their agenda.
. The most direct legislative power of the governor is his or her
a. "message power."
b. veto authority
.c. prorogation of bills.
d. special session power.
After a bill passes both houses of the Texas legislature, it then
becomes law with or without a governor's signature.
h
In Texas, the second 30 days of the legislative session are mainly reserved for
standing committee action on bills.
y
Legislative redistricting occurs every
2 years
4 years
every 10 years
