GOVT 2306-Chapter 7-Lehmann – Flashcards

It was to support abortion.

It is becoming bitterly partisan.

It is having a legislative assembly composed of 2 chambers or houses.

Before a law is passed, it is voted on by different bodies representing different constituencies.

It is for bills that are uncontroversial or limited to a localized problem. Needs a 100% yes vote to pass.

This requirements are in keeping with the Constitution of 1876. They believed holding public office required little or no formal training and should be open to most citizens.

White, male, Protestant, college educated and affluent and has a professional or business occupation.

It is one of the few careers that pays well and offers the flexibility a legislator needs.

The wage is in keeping with the Texas constitutional tradition of a low-cost, part-time legislature.

140 days, every other year.

Governor.

5868, 1437, 26

A proposed law that has been sponsored by a member of the legislature and submitted to the clerk of the House or Senate.

A bill affecting only units of local government, such as a city, county or special district.

A bill that gives an individual or corporation a special exemption from state law.

A bill that applies to all people and/or property in the state.

An expression of opinion on an issue by a legislative body.

Bills are binding and resolutions are suggestions.

The power to serve constituents, electoral powers, investigative powers, directive and supervisory powers and judicial powers. They fall outside of the scope of passing bills and resolutions.

A person living in the district from which an official is elected.

Anyone can write a bill.

Members of the legislature only.

House of Representatives.

Some submit a ton of bills to look busy while others only submit bills they believe will pass.

A permanent committee with the power to purpose and write legislation that covers a particular subject, such as finance or agriculture.

A step in the legislative process during which a bill is killed by the chair of the standing committee to which it was referred, as a result of his or her setting the bill aside and not bringing it before the committee.

They can make amendments or they can combine several bills to make one bill.

The speaker determines the length of the debate.

Longer

A tactic used by members of the Senate to prevent action on legislation they oppose by continuously holding the floor and speaking until the majority backs down. Once given the floor, senators have unlimited time to speak as long as they follow the Senate rules and it requires a vote of 3/5th of the Senate to end a filibuster.

If a bill is passed in both houses that is not exactly the same, they meet to make the differing parts match before it is re-voted on.

According to Texas Constitution, the governor's power to turn down legislation; can be overridden by a two-thirds vote of both the House and Senate.

Since the legislature is closed, they cannot have a vote to override the veto.

The power of the executive to veto specific lines of an appropriations bill passed by legislature.

The media, courts, lobbyists and the public.

It issues revenue estimates to inform legislature of the amount of money it can spend in two years.

YES, because either of them can easily kill legislation they oppose and often have the power to pass legislation theys support.

Members of the House elect the Speaker at the beginning of session. The Lieutenant Governor is elected every four years.

DIFFERENT. In US Congress, the leaders of the Houses are the President's representative. Partisanship is high. The majority party runs all committees and chairs. No member is formally known as the governor's spokesperson in Texas.

Less intense.

More and more the two-thirds supermajority requirement is being abandoned for a simple majority. This gives more power to the Republicans because with a simple majority, they do not need democratic votes.

The Speaker of the House and the Lieutenant Governor.

They can sway a committee to pass or kill a bill by simply appointing friends and allies to the heads of these committees.

A district in which one official is elected rather than multiple officials.

It forced Texas to redraw boundary lines for districts to give equal representation to the people.

The principle that all districts should have roughly equal populations.

Legislature.

If the legislature fails to redraw districts at the first regular session after the census.

January to mid-June of odd numbered years.

$210 billion.

30 days.

The governor.

Unlimited.

150 and they serve for 2 years.

140,000.

31 and they usually serve for 4 years.

700,000.

We elect officials to make laws for us.

Census.

Redistricting.

New districts are used for the first time.

It is when district lines are drawn unfairly to benefit a person or group of people.

1931 & 1941.

They redraw the districts if the legislature doesn't do it.

We used to water down the power of minority groups by setting up multimember districts in big cities.

This is a misleading name for drawing unfair districts.

In 1962, the supreme court ruled that it was in violation of the 14th amendment to draw unfair district lines. (one man, one vote)

US citizen with one year in district. HOUSE: 21 years old and 2 years in Texas. SENATE: 26 years old and 5 years in Texas.

$150.

Free round trip tickets home once a month & Immunity from arrest when going to or coming from session.

Lieutenant Governor.

Dan Patrick.

Statewide election every 4 years. Same time as governor.

Because he presides over the Senate.

He presides over the Senate when the Lieutenant Governor is away. Currently it is Juan Hinojosa.

Joe Strauss III. He was chosen by the rest of the House to lead.

Grant the floor to legislators, assign bills to committees, assign legislators to committees and pick committee chairs.

Both the House and Senate.

The Senate has to approve the governor's appointments by 2/3.

Legislature directs & supervises our state boards & commissions. (400 of them)

Legislature can subpoena records regarding any pending legislation.

Our legislature can impeach and remove any governmental official.

The House by a majority vote.

The Senate by a 2/3 vote.

They can pass bills and resolutions.

Simple, concurrent and joint.

It can be passed by either chamber and have no effect on outside the chamber.

Passed by both chambers and may get the governors approval. They set rules for joint committee and urge the US to take action.

It passes by 2/3 vote in both chambers. Used to pass amendments.

The House.

3 times.

It allows for a clauses to read twice in one day.

It says when a bill will take effect. If there is no clause, it is 90 days.

They iron out the difference in the two chambers.

2/3 of both chambers.

It is either signed or vetoed.

2/3 of both House and Senate.

It automatically becomes a law.