CHAPTERS 7, 8, 9 AND 10 Terms in this set (189)Executive power in Texas is: divided among multiple officials, each elected by the people, to ensure that no one person has too much power For how long does the Tx legislature meet? The regular legislative session lasts 140 days in odd-numbered years The agenda for special sessions in the Tx leg is set by: the governor Special sessions last ____ days, but there is no limit to the number of special sessions a governor can call 30 Why are special session of the legislature called frequently? b/c the legislature cannot complete all of its required business in its allotted 140 days of regular session In even numbered years, Texas representatives receive a salary of only ________ per year not including a per diem. $7, 200 _____ must begin in the House of Representatives. revenue bills A bill in the Texas legislature that would allow a county to est. a new community college would be classified as a: local bill Which is the most important bill that applies to all people and property throughout the state? general bills If the legislature grants a particular corporation an exception from a state law, it is called a special bill Simple resolutions (do/don't) require the signature of the govorner Don't What types of resolutions are acted on without debate and without requiring members to read the resolution? resolution of honor or recognition Constituent service can play an important role in: creating a personal relationship between the legislator and the individual constituent, which will give the legislator an advantage when running for reelection The Tx Legislature has many powers that are not related to legislation, including: the power to formally count returns for the governors and lieutenant governors election The Tx legislature has "directive and supervisory powers" that include the ability to: review each state agency every 12 years While bills must be introduced by a member of the legislature, _____ can write a bill. anyone After a bill is referred by a committee, the next step in the process is: floor action In the Tx legislature, the referral of a bill to a standing committee in the House of the Senate is the job of the: Speaker of the House and the lieutenant governor Which committee acts as a screening mechanism to filter out bad bills or bills that have little to no political support? standing Rules of the legislature require that the bill be read: on three separate occasions What rule applies to the filibuster in the Texas Senate? The senator who has control of the floor must always speak in an audible voice, so that he/she can be understood In the Tx legislature, when a committee chair "pigeonholes" a bill, what happens? The bill is set aside before it is ever discussed in committee ________ is a kind of talking that is used to stall legislation. chubbing 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 The governor often uses the State of the State address to do what? to describe his legislative priorities and agenda In Texas, why is a governor's post-adjournment veto so powerful? It cannot be overturned by the legislature When the governor strikes out specific spending provisions in large appropriations bills, it is called the line-item veto In Texas, the governor's State of the State address is an example of the ______ power. message In addition to the legislators and the governor, there are others involved in the lawmaking process during both regular and special sessions. Which one official has direct involvement in the legislative process, while other players are involved indirectly? the comptroller of public accounts Why is the comptroller of public accounts so important to the legislature? The comptroller informs the legislature how much money it has to send on the budget The speaker of the house and the lieutenant governor are viewed as among the most powerful actors in Texas govt because: they have enough institutional powers to be able to influence which legislation passes and which is killed How is the Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives chosen? The Speaker is elected by members of the House Legislative districts in the Texas House and Senate are single-member districts Who has responsibility for redistricting the Texas delegation to the U.S. Congress? the Texas legislature What is the importance of the Supreme Court Case Reynold's v. Sims and Baker v. Carr? It declared the constitutional principle of "one person, one vote" The Legislative Redistricting Board has the authority to draw new districts if: the legislature fails to redistrict at the first regular session after the census Why did 51 Democratic members of the Texas legislature go to Oklahoma in 2003? To protest a 2nd redistricting effort that was intended to further only political goals rather than meet the one-person, one-vote requirement after a decennial census (TRUE/FALSE) Members of the Texas House have a larger constituency than member of the Texas Senate False (TRUE/FALSE) The Texas Constitution permits the election to the Texas legislature of persons who are not US citizens but who have been legal residents of Texas for at least 10 years false (TRUE/FALSE) Bicameralism creates an interesting dynamic in a legislature because it means that before a law is passed, it will be voted on by two deliberative bodies representing different constituencies. True (TRUE/FALSE) Regular sessions of the Tx legislature last for 200 days False (TRUE/FALSE) The Tx legislature meets in regular sessions once every 2 years True (TRUE/FALSE) Special sessions last 30 days, and there is a limit to the number of special sessions a governor can call False (TRUE/FALSE) Revenue bills must begin in the House of Representatives True (TRUE/FALSE) The Texas House of Representative is responsible for both impeaching government officials and holding the trials after impeachment False (TRUE/FALSE) Special bills are used to grant specific individuals or corporations exemptions from state law True (TRUE/FALSE) Conference committees are designed to make Texas House and Senate bills identical to each other True (TRUE/FALSE) Like the US president, the governor of Texas can kill a bill by refusing to sign it. False (TRUE/FALSE) The governor of Texas has the authority to exercise a line-item veto True (TRUE/FALSE) The legislature can overturn a post-adjournment veto False (TRUE/FALSE) The Texas Constitution forbids the legislature to borrow money to conduct the daily operations of government True (TRUE/FALSE) By focusing on some things and not others, the media can shape the legislative agenda and what becomes legal or illegal in Texas True (TRUE/FALSE) In Texas, both the lieutenant governor and the Speaker of the House are elected in statewide elections False (TRUE/FALSE) Sine the lieutenant governor is elected in a statewide elections, he or she represents the interests of the whole state rather than a smaller geographic constituency. True (TRUE/FALSE) Members of the Texas House of Representative are permitted to speak on the House floor for as long as they wish False (TRUE/FALSE) In the Senate, the Speaker controls legislative debate by selecting who speaks and how long the debate will last False The power of recognition allows the speaker of the house: determine who will get to speak and how long a legislative debate will last In the Tx legislature, the house has _____ members and the senate has _____ members. 150, 31 Tx senators serve _____-year terms and house members serve _____-year terms. 4, 2 In order to be eligible to serve in the Texas House, you must be _____ years old; To serve in the Texas Senate you must be _____ years old. 21, 26 Senators and house members take office in _____ of odd numbered years January Each member of the Texas Senate represents _____ people, while each member of the Texas House represents _____ people.
811,000; 168,000 For a law to pass in the Texas legislature it must be voted on by 2 deliberate bodies representing different constitiencies One of the most notable effects of bicameralism in the Texas legislature is that it permits more opportunities to kill or significantly modify a bill What is the function of the "local and consent" calander? It is reserved for uncontroversial bills The Texas governor was very powerful, and many regarded state government as oppressive and corrupt, under which constitution? The Reconstruction Constitution of 1869 The governor of Texas has: few formal powers, so the office is one of the weakest chief executives in the United States. Why is the Texas governor's power exceptionally weak as compared to that of the governors of some other states? plural executive system What do some argue is the one advantage of a plural executive in Texas? It constrains the power of executive officials and makes them more accountable to the public In order to serve as governor, you must be ____ years old. 30 If a governor is impeached and convicted, he or she: cannot subsequently hold hand other state office One type of appointment power often used by governors is called patronage, where: the governor rewards supporters by appointing them to office The Texas Constitution of _____ placed strict limits on the governor's ability to control the people appointed to office and almost eliminated the possibility that appointees to office could be removed. 1876 Constitutionally, a state-of-the-state message must be given by the governor at the beginning of each regular session In addition to meeting the age, citizenship, and residency requirements, what else would you need in order to be a viable candidate for governor in Texas? access to wealth since campaigns can become very expensive The Texas Governor only has the _____ on appropriation bills. line-item veto Officially, who is the chief budget officer in Texas? the Governor Who was the first female governor of Texas? Miriam Ferguson While the governor's term in office used to be 2 years, it was changed to _____ years with a constitutional amendment adopted in _____. 4; 1972 Who was the first Republican governor of Texas following Reconstruction, and when was he or she elected? William Clements in 1978 Longest serving Governor in Texas History Rick Perry In Texas, why are gubernatorial elections held in off-years? so that gubernatorial elections will not be influenced by a presidential election The governor may be removed from office only by impeachment with conviction by the Senate What is the ultimate check on the governor? impeachment In Texas, if a sitting governor is unable to hold office due to impeachment and conviction, resignation, or death, who becomes governor? the lieutenant governor _____ is the only Texas governor to be both impeached and convicted. James Ferguson What is the Texas governor's most significant executive power? the power of appointment The governor appoints people to office, but the Texas ____ must also confirm them Senate What is the best example pf the Texas governors exercise of senatorial courtesy? The governor will not appoint someone to office unless that appointee's state senator agrees The governor has some control over the final appropriations bill through the use of the ____ veto line-item What is the best example of the Texas governor's military powers? The governor can declare martial law during a national disaster As part of his or her military and police power, the governor has responsibility for ______. The Texas Rangers and the Texas State Guard For a Texas governor, what is the benefit of a post-adjournment veto? The legislature is is prevented from overriding it What is the Texas governor's greatest judicial power? the power to appoint judges to vacancies in the courts In Texas, what is the primary effect of a plural executive? It dilutes the power of the governor and fragments the executive branch What makes the greatest difference between strong and weak governors of Texas? personality differences Why did the Texas constitution establish a plural executive? There was suspicion of a strong chief executive In Texas, which officer in the plural executive is not elected by voters? the secretary of state What is the primary task of the Texas secretary of the state? to handle elections and voter registration The lieutenant governor is the only member of the pleural executive, other than the governor to have both executive and legislative powers The chief lawyer for Texas is the attorney general The _____ is the oldest state agency in Texas. General Land Office Which office is charged with ensuring the accuracy of official weights and measures? The Department of Agriculture In Texas, what is the most important power of the state comptroller? estimating state revenues for the legislature
Which state office was eliminated in 1996? State Treasurer The elected members of the plural executive are ultimately accountable to: the voters In 2017, approx. how many people worked for the state bureaucracy in Texas? 330,000 The Texas Department of Insurance regulates the insurance market in Texas under the guidance of an appointed commissioner who serves a 2-year term Authority over railroads throughout Texas was given to the ______ in 2005. Texas Dept of Transportation Members of the State Board of Education (SBOE) are elected in single-member districts. Therefore voters in Texas have the ability to influence public education policy, such as high school graduation requirements and textbook adoptions What is the purpose of the Sunset Advisory Commission in Texas? It reviews state agencies every 12 years to see if they are still needed The Railroad Commission of Texas's strategy of limited oil production to maintain prices was adopted by which organization? OPEC (T/F) There are no limitations or restrictions on when the governor can use the line-item veto False (T/F) The Texas governor has many formal powers, making him or her one of the united states strongest chief executives False (T/F) The Texas Constitution of 1876 placed strict limits on the governor's ability to control the people appointed to office and almost eliminated the possibility that appointees to office could be removed. True T/F The governor of Texas currently serves a two-year term in office. False (T/F) The legislature has the ability to declare martial law False Ann Richards was the first woman to serve as governor in Texas False Impeachment of a governor begins in the Texas Senate False The governor makes approximately 3,000 appointments to executive boards and commissions during a single term in office. True The Secretary of State in Texas works with organizations to increase the number of registered voters True (T/F) Only the comptroller of Public Accounts has the ability to submit a budget to the legislature False The Texas Governor has strong powers for granting clemency false T/F The structure of the Texas executive branch is centralized, with much formal authority allocated to the governor. False (T/F) Texas has plural executive, meaning that the governor has the ability to appoint many different people to fill executive positions. false (T/F) The attorney general in Texas focus primarily on criminal matters false (T/F) In Texas, the lieutenant governor is also the president of the Senate and may cast a cote to break a tie True (T/F) The attorney general's office offers advisory opinions to State agencies conc true (T/F) The comptroller of public accounts directs the collection of taxes for the state of Texas true (T/F) All death penalty cases are automatically appealed to the Court of Criminal Appeals True (T/F) The Texas Supreme Court hears criminal cases only False (T/F) In Texas, the county judge presides over the county commissioners court. True (T/F) The county judge must have political administrative functions combined with some judicial functions True (T/F) Mediation is popular in civil disputes b/c the parties in the dispute are NOT forced into a particular decision, as they would be with arbitration True (T/F) In a criminal trial, there must be a unanimous verdict for the defendant to be found guilty True (T/F) In order to serve in an judicial position in Texas, you must be a licensed attorney and in good standing with the Texas bar. False (T/F) In Texas, appellate court judges are elected, but the governor appoints trial judges to six-year terms. False (T/F) Judicial elections in Texas are nonpartisan false (T/F) One of the biggest controversies concerning the method of judicial selection in Texas is that there may be conflicts of interest when judges must hear cases determining the financial interests of persons who have donated to their campaigns True (T/F) Less than 20 percent of all district judges in Texas are Latinos True (T/F) In 1996, the voters of Texas chose to adopt the merit selection of judges false (T/F) In Texas, Lawyers are able to continue practicing law and representing clients when they are charged with a crime, but have not yet been found guilty by a court of committing that crime. true (T/F) County governments are most important for administering rural areas throughout Texas true (T/F) Since each county in Texas is req. under the one person, one vote doctrine to have approx. the same number of residents, county lines must be redrawn every 10 years as part of the redistricting process after the census false (T/F) The county commissioner's court has original jurisdiction for cases involving violation of the county laws false (T/F) Constables are appointed by the county sheriff false (T/F) In home-rule cities the constitution sets a max property rate of $1.50 per $100 valuation false (T/F) General-law cities have more autonomy from the state than home-rule charter cities false (T/F) District attorneys prosecute the less serious criminal cases in the district courts, whereas county attorneys prosecute the more serious criminal cases in the county courts false (T/F) The chief executive officer of each county in Texas is the sheriff false (T/F) San Antonio and Dallas both have council-manager forms of government true (T/F) Commissioner governments are designed to run school districts and other special purpose districts throughout the state false (T/F) Community college's in Texas are allotted their own special purpose districts true (T/F) Cities are primarily responsible for providing indigent health care false (T/F) All large cities in Texas have structures of government that give strong executive powers to the mayor false (T/F) The primary sources of funding for special purpose districts are property taxes and user fees true (T/F) In Texas, special purpose districts are run by a board of trustees appointed by the governor false (T/F) One of the problems with Texas government is that there are no regional councils that promote coordinated planning across local governments false (T/F) One problem with special purpose districts is that sometimes local government work in relative obscurity, avoiding media and public scrutiny true (T/F) All cities in Texas with pension funds have sufficient funding to meet their obligations to be able to pay retirees false The unit of government known as "municipality" or "ayuntamiento" during the period of the Spanish and Mexican rule in Texas serves as the foundation for _____ today. counties Why are Texas counties important? They provide the main form of government in rural areas. Who is responsible for issuing marriage licenses as well as birth/death certificates? county clerk In Texas, what are county governments responsible for? administration of social services Who is responsible for setting the county's budget and tax rate? commissioners' court Who collects the taxes owed to the county? County tax assessor-collector What is the composition of the county commissioners court? a county judge and 4 county commissioners In smaller counties, the sheriff performs the job of: the tax assessor/collector In the case Avery v. Midland County, the U.S. Supreme Court held: the principle of "one person, one" applied to county commissioners courts What is the most important expenditure of most county commissioners courts? roads and bridges In Texas, what is the name of the officer who presides over the county commissioners' court? county judge The job of serving civil court papers at the county level goes to the constable What is a key problem with counties in Texas? Many of them are too small and underpopulated to function well What is the source of often unanticipated costs faced by county governments? the financial burden of capital murder trials The chief law enforcement officer in county governments is the sheriff The law enforcement budget at the county level is approved by county commissioners court In large Texas counties, the ______ prepares the county budget. auditor As the number of urban areas grew in the state in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the management of local affairs became such a growing burden on the state legislature that it passed the ________. home-rule charter If you want to know how many people serve on a city's governing body, which document do you need to consult? the city's home-rule charter The debate over preemption between local self-governance and control by the state government echoes debated between the state government's and the federal government about which level of government should make governing decisions What is the main difference between home-rule city and general-law city? A general law city is chartered for localities with a population of fewer than 5,000 persons A ____ form of government is one in which public policies are developed by the city council and executive and administrative are assigned to a professional city manager council manager In a strong-mayor council form of government who controls the legislative agenda of the city council? the mayor The weak-mayor form of government is similar to the ____ because they both ____ plural executive; divide power among multiple people who can present the positions of their constituencies San Antonio operates under which form of city government? council-manager Dallas operates under what form of city government? council-managers In most Texas cities that use the council-manager form of government there is a professional city manager, a mayor is elected at large, and a city council that is elected by single-member districts In the commissioner form of government the legislative and executive functions are performed by the elected commission 1. 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