Chapter 8-10 – Flashcards

Functions of the Texas legislature include all of the following, except

The number of senators in the Texas legislature is

The Texas legislature is ___________, meaning that it is composed of two chambers.

The Texas House of Representatives consists of __________ members

Which of the following is true of members of the Texas Senate?

Regular sessions of the Texas legislature meet for

The federal court case that applied the doctrine of "one-man, one-vote" to Texas was

Educationally, most members of the Texas legislature have

Turnover in the Texas legislature is most likely to be high in those

The lieutenant governor also functions as the state's

The Legislative Black Caucus has been most concerned about

The liberal ideological caucus in the Texas legislature is the

Adopting the guitar as the state musical instrument required that the legislature uses ____________ to make the icon official.

The primary function of the state auditor is to

Before making an appointment, the governor is expected to consult with the senator of an affected district, a process called senatorial

In Texas, the second 30 days of the legislative session are mainly reserved for

After its first reading in the House of Representatives, a bill is

Representatives occasionally engage in lengthy debates on bills, including bills that they do not oppose. This delaying action is called

The Texas Senate has __________ to control the flow of bills from standing committees to the floor.

When the House and Senate pass a bill with different language in each version,

How long does the governor have following the adjournment of the legislature in which to act on bills?

The constitutionally weak executive structure in Texas shows the influence of anti-Reconstruction forces that opposed the policies of

The governor of Texas is constitutionally allowed to serve

In 1978, Texans elected ___________, their first Republican governor since Reconstruction.

How many state agencies in Texas are substantially independent from the governor?

Fragmentation of the Texas executive branch into independent agencies was done by various legislatures to

State agencies within Texas were created by the

The mission of the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission is to

State agencies are occasionally reorganized, merged, or abolished under a process called

"Red tape" contributes to the image of most bureaucracies as

Bureaucracies in Texas

Over the years criticism has been leveled at the Health and Human Services Commission and the Texas attorney general for

By 2012, how many employees did the state of Texas have?

The largest single employer in Texas is

Which policy regarding state employees is set by the legislature?

Which employs the most people in Texas?​

The approximate number of independent school districts in Texas is

Texas's commitment to education began with which state constitution?

Conservative members of the State Board of Education tend to be

Which of the following is not a responsibility of the Texas Education Agency?

How many community college districts are there in Texas?

Colleges and universities in Texas are most influenced by the

In the case of University of California v. Bakke (1978), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that __________ could be considered as one factor along with other criteria to achieve diversity in higher education.

It appears that the student bodies of UT-Austin and Texas A&M

Under the national Affordable Care Act​, Texas

Imagine you are a 19-year-old mother of one child, a recipient of public assistance, and a resident of Dallas County. Which of the following most threatens you?

The Lone Star Card is used by a recipient of public assistance

In Texas, education, health, and human services expenditures account for __________ of the state's budget.

Probably the most important duty of the Texas Railroad Commission from the standpoint of the rest of the United States is

Elimination of government restrictions and allowing free market forces to prevail is called