GOVT 2306: Unit 2 Exam Study Guide Questions and Answers
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To enact a law applying specifically to Collin County, the
Texas legislature would pass what type of bill or resolution?
- CORRECT ANSWERS A local bill
How long do regular sessions of the Texas legislature meet? -
CORRECT ANSWERS 140 days, in odd-numbered years
The Texas Public Policy Foundation is unlikely to focus its
research on which topic?
a. Personal responsibility
b. Limited government
c. A national health care plan
d. Free enterprise
e. Private property rights - CORRECT ANSWERS c. A national
health care plan
Which of the following statements regarding the Speaker of
the Texas House of Representatives is true?
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a. He or she has veto power over any legislation passed by
the Texas Senate.
b. He or she may appoint all committee chairs.
c. He or she refers only spending bills to standing
committees.
d. He or she is selected by direct popular vote in a general
election.
e. He or she also serves as the president of the Senate. -
CORRECT ANSWERS b. He or she may appoint all committee
chairs.
Representatives in the House occasionally engage in lengthy
debates on bills, including bills that they do not oppose.
What is this delaying action called?
a. Chubbing
b. Ghost voting
c. The three-fifths rule
d. Filibustering
e. Cloture - CORRECT ANSWERS a. Chubbing
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Which of the following is listed in the Texas Constitution as a
qualification for membership in the Texas Senate?
a. Belief in a higher power
b. College degree
c. Natural-born citizen of the United States
d. Texas resident for at least five years
e. Voted in the last three statewide elections - CORRECT
ANSWERS d. Texas resident for at least five years
Which Twitter account do Texas legislators follow most
frequently?
a. Quorum Report
b. Austin American-Statesman
c. Texas Tribune
d. Texas Monthly
e. The Daily Floor Report - CORRECT ANSWERS c. Texas
Tribune
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How many legislators serve in the Texas House of
Representatives?
a. 400
b. 31
c. 150
d. 55
e. 435 - CORRECT ANSWERS c. 150
Why is the "Farm-to-Table" Caucus described as a bipartisan
caucus?
a. Its members include legislators from both rural and urban
areas.
b. Its members include legislators from both Texas and
Mexico.
c. Its members include legislators from both the Democratic
and Republican parties.
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