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Texas Government Unit 3 Exam Study guide Ch 7,8,9 with complete solutions
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Texas Government Unit 3 Exam Studyguide Ch 7,8,9
Who calls for a special session & sets the agenda? - Answers -the governor
What is one of the effects of bicameralism? - Answers -The author of a bill in one house
that has been amended in the other body has the option of accepting or rejecting the
amendment. If the author accepts the amendment, the bill moves forward; if the author
rejects the amendment, the bill is killed.
Discuss the role of standing committees in the law-making process? - Answers -- Every
bill introduced in the Texas legislature is assigned to a standing committee, and the vast
majority of the bills die in committee. The chair of the committee kills most by
pigeonholing.
- Standing Committees are considered the "workhorses" of the legislature. If the bill
does not die, it most likely is amended. Few bills leave the committee in the same form
as they arrived. Parts of several bills can also be combined to form a single bill.
Changes are made to make the bill more acceptable to the entire legislature or to meet
the political desires of the leadership or members of the committee.
What is meant by pigeonholing? - Answers -- Pigeonholing means that the committee
chair sets the bill aside and never brings it before the committee.
What is meant by chubbing? - Answers -- Chubbing is a tactic used to prevent or delay
the passing of a bill, is when one or more members debate bills at length to slow down
the legislative process
How long does a regular session of legislature last? - Answers -140 days in odd
numbered years
Describe the nonlegislative powers of the TX legislature - Answers -Serve the people,
serve constituents
Electoral powers, investigative powers, directive and supervisory powers, judicial
powers
POWERPOINT CH.7 S.6
- Nonlegislative powers are those functions falling outside the lawmaking function
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- Nonlegislative powers include the power to serve constituents, electoral powers,
investigative powers, directive and supervisory powers, and judicial powers. The
functions of these powers fall outside the scope of passing bills and resolutions;
however, the passage of legislation may be necessary to exercise these powers.
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Who chooses the Speaker of the House and why is their role important? - Answers --
Members of the House elect the Speaker at the beginning of the regular session.
Members of the House adopt rules that give the Speaker institutional powers sufficient
to control the work of the House. Speakers usually are dominant figures in the Texas
House and wield vast power.
- Has huge influence on what gets voted on in the legislature, appoints chairs of
committees and otherwise sets the agenda.
- The Speaker is the most important party and House leader, and can influence the
legislative agenda, the fate of individual pieces of legislation, and members' positions
within the House.
Discuss some of the legislative powers the governor has? - Answers -- The governor
has the power to veto/turn down legislations.
- Line-item veto, that allows him or her to sign a bill and draw lines through specific
items, deleting them from the bill.
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-The governor can call a special session
Where do revenue bills initiate from? - Answers -Revenue bills must begin (start) in the
House of Representatives
Describe the role the Comptroller of Public Accounts has in the legislative process? -
Answers -The Comptroller of Public accounts issues revenue estimates to inform the
legislature of the amount of money it can spend in the next two years.
Who is allowed to write a bill? - Answers -Anyone can write a bill, but only members of
the legislature can introduce a bill.
Describe the steps a bill undergoes in the House. - Answers --Introduction
member files copies of the bill w/the clerk of the House & secretary of the Senate
-Referral
after the 1st reading assigned to a committee
Consideration by standing committee-Most bills either die here by pigeonholing, are
amended or are heard
-Floor action (Steps 1-4 repeated in the Senate)
Bills referred by a standing committee
Bill is debated
Senate can filibuster a bill
-Conference committee
A joint committee that finds compromises between the different versions of the bill
Compare the membership of the Texas House of Representatives to the Senate? -
Answers --Representation by single-district
-House contain around 165,000 & Senate contain around 800,000
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