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Texas Government 2306 Exam 2 Review Questions and Answers (Graded A)
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Texas Government 2306 Exam 2 ReviewQuestions and Answers
1. The Texas House of Representatives includes _____ members; the Texas Senate is
comprised of _____ members.
a. 150/100
b. 435/100
c. 435/31
d. 150/31 - Answers -d. 150/31
2. For the first time since Reconstruction, the Republican Party held a majority of Texas
House seats in 2003 and elected ___________ Speaker of the House.
a. David Dewhurst
b. Tom Craddick
c. Rick Perry
d. Joe Straus - Answers -b. Tom Craddick
3. The leader of the Texas House is the ___________; the leader of the Texas Senate
is the___________.
a. Governor/Speaker
b. Speaker/Lieutenant Governor
c. Lieutenant Governor/Speaker
d. Speaker/Governor - Answers -b. Speaker/Lieutenant Governor
4. The Texas Legislature meets ___________ and there are ________ days in a
regular session.
a. every two years/ 365
b. twice a year/140
c. every two years/140
d. once a year/365 - Answers -c. every two years/140
5. Which of the following is a basic characteristic of the Texas Legislature?
a. It is the only unicameral legislature in the United States.
b. It meets for one regular session each year.
c. The governor may call special sessions of the legislature.
d. The size of legislative districts varies according to county population. - Answers -c.
The governor may call special sessions of the legislature.
6. The theory of representation that holds that elected officials are agents of the majority
who elected them to office and thus they should carry out, to the extent possible, the
wishes of the majority is the _________ model.
,a. delegate
b. politico
c. partisan
d. Trustee - Answers -a. delegate
7. The governor may call special legislative sessions of up to ________ days.
a. 15
b. 9
c. 30
d. 60 - Answers -c. 30
8. A legislative body with two chambers or houses is known as a
a. bimodal legislature.
b. bicameral legislature.
c. unimodal legislature.
d. unicameral legislature. - Answers -b. bicameral legislature.
9. What is the legislature's chief responsibility?
a. to promote ideological consensus
b. to create and pass legislation
c. to confirm judges
d. to hold special sessions - Answers -b. to create and pass legislation
10. The length of term for a Texas House member is _________ years and the length of
term for a Texas Senator is ______ years.
a. 3/6
b. 2/6
c. 1/2
d. 2/4 - Answers -d. 2/4
11. According to the Texas Constitution, which of the following is a qualification for
being a member of the Texas House of Representatives?
a. at least 21 years of age
b. citizen of Texas at least two years prior to election
c. all answers are correct
d. resident of the district from which he or she is elected one year prior to election -
Answers -c. all answers are correct
12. Incumbency re-election rates are usually around ___________ for Texas legislators.
a. 10-30%
b. 70-90%
c. 30-50%
d. 50-70% - Answers -b. 70-90%
, 13. A small group of legislators who investigate, craft, assess, and take action on
legislation before it is considered by the whole chamber, is called a
a. legislative council.
b. body.
c. committee.
d. assessment team. - Answers -c. committee.
14. Permanent committees that deal with a specific issue or topic are known as
a. temporary committees.
b. joint committees.
c. select committees.
d. standing committees. - Answers -d. standing committees.
15. In order for a bill to go to the Governor's desk it must
a. pass the Senate chamber.
b. pass the House chamber.
c. clear all committee hearings.
d. be enrolled or both chambers agree on the legislation - Answers -d. be enrolled or
both chambers agree on the legislation
16. Redistribution of representation based on decennial recounting of residents, is
called:
a. reapportionment
b. local control
c. party accounting
d. the census - Answers -a. reapportionment
17. A process of manipulating district boundaries to benefit a single group, is referred to
as:
a. redistricting
b. reapportionment
c. gerrymandering
d. legislative redistricting - Answers -c. gerrymandering
18. The Texas Constitution identifies two requirements regarding the redrawing of state
legislative districts, contiguity and _______________.
a. minority representation
b. compactness
c. congruence
d. preserving integrity of counties where possible - Answers -d. preserving integrity of
counties where possible
19. The redistricting process in Texas for the Texas Legislature and U.S. House of
Representatives can be described as
a. nonpartisan
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