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In the Introduction of Chapter 1, the authors note the difference between legendary Texas and true Texas history. Which of the following examples of this difference did the authors suggest?

immigration under French rule versus immigration today

In the Texas Geography section of Chapter 1, the authors note the relationship between the land of Texas and the mentality of Texans. Which of the following is the authors' example of Texans' mentality being shaped by the state's geographic size?

the sense that Texas is a place of limitless potential

Which of the following are noted by the authors as contributors to the "birth of Texas traditions"?

both the Spanish and the French

In the Mexican Independence section of Chapter 1, what was a noted motivation for Mexican independence from Spain?

the demand that those born in the New World be endowed with the same rights as those born in Europe

In the Texas Revolution section of Chapter 1, which of the following was a divisive issues during the revolution and subsequent Texas independence?

Tejanos were faced with remaining under Mexican rule or risk life under the rule of Anglo settlers.

Which of the following events followed closely the forming of the Republic of Texas?

Sam Houston was elected as president.

Texas's statehood in the United States

was not made official in 1846.

Texas's secession from the United States

Texas's secession from the United States

Reconstruction in Texas met the demands of Radical Republicans in Congress

through the Texas Constitution of 1869.

Which one of the following was not an influential "Redeemer" following the end of Reconstruction in Texas?

Governor Edmund J. Davis

Which of the following was not an area of change in Texas's Era of Reform?

oil

In the authors' description of Texas during the Great Depression and New Deal, which of the following did not occur?

The booming oil industry spared the Texas economy from the effects of the Depression

In the section Transitions to the Twenty-First Century, the authors write, "Texas spent the rest of the twentieth century in transition." Which of the following is noted in that section as a transition?

the growth of women's political rights and participation

Which of the following political culture types is most rarely found in Texas?

moralism

Texas history can be best understood as

a long string of transitions that often brought conflict between old ways and new ways.

The question of whether or not the United States should annex Texas was most heavily influenced and delayed by

the issue of slavery.

All of the following have been causes of major transitions in Texas politics except

the rise to prominence of cowboys in Texas government in the latter half of the nineteenth century

The rise of the Grange and the "Redeemers" was important because

it led to the writing of a constitution that is still in use in Texas today.

The reform movement in Texas became occupied with the issue of prohibition of the consumption of alcohol because

Texas lacked the large corporations and big-city political machines that energized the reform movement in the North.

Texas reduced its reliance on most forms of taxation in the first part of the twentieth century because of

a large influx of funds from the rapidly growing oil industry.

Texas has a history of electing "colorful" governors such as "Pa" Ferguson and "Pappy" O'Daniel because

Texas just loves quirky people regardless of their qualifications.

The weakening of the influence of Civil War allegiances in Texas has led to the growing power of the Republican Party because

conservatives have been willing to abandon the Democratic Party.

Traditionalistic political culture is characterized by

the belief that government has a limited role related to the preservation of the social order

Today the identity of what it means to be a Texan has become unclear because of

the increasing irrelevance of the elements of that identity to the lives of Texans.

Compared to national averages Texas

has a larger economy.

Which Native American group lived in large, peaceful settlements in the panhandle?

Apache

The decision of the Texas State Board of Education concerning how to identify the heroes of the Alamo illustrates

the tendency to undervalue the contributions of Hispanics to Texas history.

Texas struggles to meet its current challenges, in part, because its government is

outdated

Texas was denied Mexican statehood because

Mexico's constitution required a population of 80,000 persons and Texas only had a population of 30,000.

Which U.S. president campaigned for the annexation of Texas during the election of 1844?

James K. Polk

Which of the following is NOT true of the period of Texas membership in the Confederate States of America?

Women's rights saw an unparalleled expansion.

Black Codes were an example of which type of political culture?

traditionalistic

The 1866 constitution failed to secure Texas's reentry to the United States in part because

the framers failed to ratify the Thirteenth or Fourteenth Amendments

The influence of the frontier continues in Texas political culture today with

a preference for little gun control.

In the past, Hispanics have been ______ in political conflict in Texas, and in the future, they are likely to be _______.

losers; winners

The "Call of Hidalgo" was aimed at securing __________in the New World.

the same rights as Europeans for those born

With its seemingly endless frontier, Texas represents ___________ to many.

limitless potential

The population in Texas has constantly ______ by more than ______ since 1980.

grown; 19 percent each decade

When introducing the chapter on the Texas Constitution, the authors describe the majority view of Texans as:

wanting a fiscally restrained and unobtrusive government.

Where the U.S. Constitution is ____ and ____, the Texas Constitution is ____ and ____.

brief and flexible; long and detailed

In creating a federal system, the founders of the U.S. Constitution were agreeing to:

a compromise between a confederacy and a unitary form of government.

Where ______ federalism addresses the distribution of power between the national government and the state governments, ______ federalism addresses the distribution of power at the state government level.

vertical; horizontal

All of the following statements are true concerning the legislative branch of government in the current Texas Constitution except:
a. the legislature is limited to one, 140-day regular session every two years.

b. the members of the legislature set their own salaries.

c. the powers of the legislature are heavily restricted.

d. the legislature is forbidden from imposing a state income tax.

e. the legislature is forbidden from passing a bill that contains more than one subject

the members of the legislature set their own salaries.

The Texas executive branch is called a plural executive because:

the governor shares power with several other officials who are elected separately.

All members of the Texas judiciary are:
a. appointed by the governor.

b. appointed by the governor with the consent of the Senate.

c. elected in partisan elections.

d. appointed by the governor from a list of approved candidates provided by the Texas Bar Association.

e. appointed by the Texas Judicial Commission.

elected in partisan elections.

The Texas Constitution is criticized for:
a. giving too much power to the executive branch.

b. giving too much power to the legislature.

c. being too vague.

d. providing too little guidance to state government.

e. being long and confusing.

being long and confusing.

According to your text, the winners under the current constitutional rules tend to be:
a. the people.

b. liberals.

c. big government advocates.

d. big-business interests.

e. rural interests.

big-business interests.

A mechanism that allows voters to gather signatures on a petition in order to place statutes or constitutional amendments on a ballot is:

Answers:
a. a referendum.

b. citizen legislation.

c. petitioning the government.

d. an initiative.

e. an advisory petition.

an initiative.

The U.S. Constitution restricts government power through the application of all of the following except

Answers:
a. separation of powers.

b. detailed policy provisions.

c. federalism.

d. checks and balances.

e. popular sovereignty.

detailed policy provisions.

All of the following help to define federalism except:

a. checks and balances contained in the U.S. Constitution.

b. the full faith and credit clause of the U.S. Constitution.

c. the requirement that states extradite those convicted or accused of a crime in another state.

d. the privileges and immunities clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

e. the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

checks and balances contained in the U.S. Constitution.

Federalism has always generated a great deal of controversy because:

Answers:
a. the states do not like the federal system.

b. it imposes too many restrictions on the federal government.

c. the actual distribution of powers is not clear in the U.S. Constitution.

d. the founders clearly intended the states to have much more power than they have been granted.

e. the U.S. Supreme Court has been inconsistent in its rulings on

. the actual distribution of powers is not clear in the U.S. Constitution.

According to the text, the most prominent feature of the current Texas Constitution is:

Answers:
a. its brevity.

b. distrust of government.

c. a strong executive branch.

d. efficiency.

e. the fact it is difficult to amend.

distrust of government.

A major consequence of the Texas constitutional provisions for a short, biennial legislature with low salaries is:

Answers:
a. the legislature is dominated by disinterested citizen legislators.

b. the legislature is dominated by people who work for or own businesses that do business with the state or are regulated by the state.

c. the legislature is very efficient.

d. the legislature is effective at meeting the needs of Texas today.

e. the legislature is dominated by policy experts.

the legislature is dominated by people who work for or own businesses that do business with the state or are regulated by the state.

The authors of the text conclude that the Texas Constitution is:

Answers:
a. well written.

b. efficient.

c. in need of some minor adjustments.

d. well suited to meet the needs of Texas.

e. badly outdated and should be replaced

badly outdated and should be replaced

States generally prefer that the federal government provide them money in the form of block grants because they:

Answers:

a. provide the most flexibility in how the money may be used.

b. give the clearest definition of how the money can be used.

c. prohibit the federal government from taking back the money.

d. allow paying the money back to the federal government in no-interest payments.

e. give the clearest definition of how the money can be used.

f. provide more money than other forms of grants from the federal government.

provide the most flexibility in how the money may be used.

According to the U.S. Constitution,

Answers:
a. state constitutions supersede federal law.

b. state constitutions are coequal with the federal constitution.

c. federal law supersedes the federal constitution.

d. state law supersedes federal law.

e. . the federal constitution supersedes all other state laws and state constitutions.

. the federal constitution supersedes all other state laws and state constitutions.

All of the following descriptions of power under federalism are correct except:

Answers:
a. the power to tax is a concurrent power.

b. the power to coin money is a concurrent power.

c. the power to select members of the electoral college is a state power.

d. the power to enter into treaties is a federal power.

e. the power to regulate interstate commerce is a federal power.

the power to coin money is a concurrent power.

The Defense of Marriage Act involves the federal issue of:

Answers:
a. whether the states or national government should define marriage.

b. whether the federal government can require every state to recognize same-sex marriages.

c. whether the federal government can use categorical grants to induce the states to provide more support for married couples.

d. whether Congress can release the states from their obligation to honor same-sex marriages performed in other states.

e. whether the states can force the federal government to define marriage as being between a man and a woman.

whether Congress can release the states from their obligation to honor same-sex marriages performed in other states.

All of the following statements are true concerning the annexation of Texas by the United States except:

Answers:
a. the fact that Texas permitted slavery caused many Northerners to oppose its annexation.

b. Texas retained the right to secede from the Union when it was annexed.

c. Texas retained is public lands when it was annexed.

d. Texas retained its debts when it was annexed.

e. Texas could have been divided into as many as five states

Texas retained the right to secede from the Union when it was annexed.

All of Texas's constitutions have tended to reflect Texans':

Answers:
a. belief in participatory democracy.

b. belief in the principle of only including in a constitution what is necessary for government to function.

c. opposition to inequality.

d. love of strong leadership.

e. opposition to strong government.

opposition to strong government.

The current Texas Constitution creates a governor who:

Answers:
a. is very powerful.

b. has a great deal of influence over the legislature.

c. is very weak.

d. is the chief executive of the state.

e. is more powerful than the governors of most other states.

is very weak.

All the following statements concerning provisions of the Texas and Connecticut constitutions regarding religious liberty are true EXCEPT

Answers:
a. both constitutions guarantee freedom of worship.

b. both constitutions prohibit the government from giving preference to any religious society.

c. only Connecticut's constitution prohibits the denial of equal protection of the law based on religion.

d. only Connecticut's constitution guarantees the freedom of ministers and teachers.

e. both constitution's prohibit religious tests to hold office.

both constitution's prohibit religious tests to hold office.

Popular sovereignty manifests itself in Texas in the following way:

Answers:
a. taxation.

b. elections of citizens to state offices.

c. the existence of public education.

d. the development of a vital oil economy.

elections of citizens to state offices.

All of these are examples of unfunded mandates EXCEPT

Answers:
a. No Child Left Behind Act.

b. Clean Air Act.

c. Food Stamp Program

d. American with Disabilities Act of 1990.

Food Stamp Program

This constitution marked the era in which Texas was an independent republic.

Answers:
a. 1876

b. 1915

c. 1866

d. 1836

1836

The Constitution of 1869 provided for the creation of

Answers:
a. taxes on roads and bridges.

homeless shelters.

a vibrant arts district in Austin.

tax exemptions for oil barons.

taxes on roads and bridges.

In what year was the Texas State Constitution amended to guarantee equality regardless of "sex, race, color, creed or national origin"?
Answers:
a. 1836

b. 1972

c. 1955

d. 1928

1972

All of these offices are part of the plural executive EXCEPT:

Answers:
a. land commissioner.

b. governor.

c. Speaker of the House.

d. comptroller.

Speaker of the House.

The election of judges opens the judicial system up to the influence of special interests through

Answers:
a. newspaper editorials.

b. campaign contributions.

impeachment.

the governor's appointment powers.

campaign contributions.

Low legislative pay may have the following impact on the state legislature

Answers:
a. It prevents the election of low income residents to the House or Senate.

b. It encourages the development of career politicians.

c. It offers legislatures a luxurious salary that insulates them from the concerns of average Texans.

d. It undermines redistricting efforts.

It prevents the election of low income residents to the House or Senate.

Referendums involve statutes placed on the ballot by the

Answers:
a. governor.

b. citizens.

c. state legislature.

d. justice of the peace.

state legislature.

Initiatives and referendums are two ways to

Answers:
a. impeach a governor.

b. elect a judge.

c. dispute property taxes.

d. amend the state constitution.

amend the state constitution.

Concurrent powers include all of the following EXCEPT

Answers:
a. taxation.

b. defense

c. infrastructure construction.

regulating business.

defense

The first Supreme Court case that limited segregation in Texas was

Selected Answer:

Answers:
a. Lawrence v. Texas.

b. Plessy v. Ferguson.

c. Sweatt v. Painter.

d. United States v. Texas.

d. United States v. Texas.

Sweatt v. Painter.

Which of the following is a basic characteristic of the Texas Legislature?

Answers:
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.

The governor may call special sessions of the legislature.

Which one of the following statements describes a realistic scenario regarding the qualifications for office and length of terms for the Texas legislature?

Answers:
a.
A twenty- year- old candidate for the Texas House of Representatives.

b.
A fifty- year- old candidate for the Texas Senate who moved to Texas three years prior to the election.

c.
A forty-five- year- old candidate for the Texas Senate who wants to be elected to a six-year term.

d.
A Texas resident for fifteen years who seeks election to the Texas House of Representatives.

A Texas resident for fifteen years who seeks election to the Texas House of Representatives.

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.

Answers:
a.
delegate

b.
trustee

c.
politico

d.
popular sovereignty

delegate

Elections to the North Dakota House of Representatives are different from elections to the Texas House of Representatives in that.

Answers:
a.
Members of the North Dakota House represent more people.

b.
Members of the Texas House must be elected by majority vote.

c.
North Dakota uses multi-member districts.

d.
Texas uses multi- member districts

e.
North Dakota elects its members to two- year terms.

North Dakota uses multi-member districts.

Texas legislative elections in the general cycle choose a plurality winner. What is required to win?

Answers:
a.
One must win a majority of the vote.

b.
Candidate with the most votes wins.

c.
Winning the seat requires winning a runoff election.

d.
Only nominees of the two major parties are permitted to win.

e.
A candidate must place in first or second to win seat.

Candidate with the most votes wins.

The major justification for a bicameral legislature is that

Answers:
a.
It makes it more difficult for a majority to abuse its power.

b.
It is traditional.

c.
It makes it easier to represent different interests.

d.
It increases the power of the executive.

e.
It increases the expertise available to evaluate legislation.

It makes it more difficult for a majority to abuse its power.

The significance of the U.S Supreme Court decisions in Baker v. Carr and Reynolds v. Sims is that

Answers:
a.
State legislatures were weakened relative to the executive.

b.
The decisions established that legislatures must be apportioned to the one- person, one- vote standard.

c.
State legislatures were weakened relative to Congress.

d.
State legislatures were required to be bicameral.

e.
State lower houses were required to have at least 100 members.

The decisions established that legislatures must be apportioned to the one- person, one- vote standard.

A major consequence of the low pay and part- time nature of legislative life in Texas is that

Answers:
a.
the legislature is attractive to professional politicians.

b.
the legislature has more average citizens as members.

c.
Legislators often work in professions or industries that have a vested interest in state policy.

d.
Legislators make decisions in the interest of the citizens rather than to further their own careers.

e.
Legislatures tend to retire after one or two terms.

Legislators often work in professions or industries that have a vested interest in state policy.

Geographic representation tends to go along with a____________ theory of represntation.

Answers:
a.
Trustee

b.
Politico

c.
Microcosm

d.
Macrocosm

e.
Delegate

Delegate

Demographic representation tends to go along with a ____________ theory of representation.

Answers:
a.
Trustee

b.
Politico

c.
Microcosm

d.
Macrocosm

e.
Delegate

Microcosm

The description of the redistricting process in Texas for the Texas Legislature and for the U.S House of Representatives leads to the conclusion that the process is

Answers:
a.
Partisan

b.
Nonpartisan

c.
Bipartisan

d.
Mostly nonpartisan

e.
Mostly bipartisan

Partisan

The two parties contest many more state legislative districts in North Dakota than they do in Texas elections. This may be due, in part, to

Answers:
a.
The use of multi-member districts in North Dakota.

b.
The use of multi-member districts in Texas.

c.
The use of geographic districts in Texas.

d.
The use of geographic districts in North Dakota.

e.
Competitive urban districts in North Dakota

The use of multi-member districts in North Dakota.

The drawing of district boundaries for legislative districts in the Texas Legislature must follow the rule of

Answers:
a.
One person, one vote.

b.
Equal group representation.

c.
Proportional party representaion.

d.
Keeping counties in the same district to the maximum degree possible.

e.
Gerrymandering.

One person, one vote.

The redistricting method is an example of a hybrid system, because

Answers:
a.
The governor submits a redistricting plan to the legislature.

b.
The Legislative Redistricting Board consists of both Democrats and Republicans.

c.
If the legislature is unable to pass a plan, the duty is handed over to the Legislative Redistricting Board.

d.
Both parties submit their own set of newly drawn district maps.

e.
The federal and state legislatures work collaboratively to redraw the districts.

If the legislature is unable to pass a plan, the duty is handed over to the Legislative Redistricting Board.

Baker v. Carr (1962) argued that the _________ requires a one person, one vote approach to districting.

Answers:
a.
Thirteenth Amendment

b.
Twelfth Amendment

c.
Supremacy Clause

d.
Fourteenth Amendment

Fourteenth Amendment

Which court case mandates that both houses of a state legislature represent the population on a one person, one vote basis?

Answers:
a.
Reynolds v. Sims (1964)

b.
Baker v. Carr (1962)

c.
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

d.
Bowers v. Hardwick (1986)

Reynolds v. Sims (1964)

The governor may call special legislative sessions of up to ________ days.

Answers:
a.
60

b.
15

c.
30

d.
9

30

A bill passes the Texas legislature with 90 percent of the vote in both houses. This is an example of a:

Answers:
a.
filibuster.

b.
plurality.

c.
supermajority.

d.
veto.

supermajority.

All of these are characteristics of a professional legislature except that:

Answers:
a.
membership is a full-time occupation.

b.
it meets annually.

c.
it can meet for as long as nine months out of the year.

d.
it meets biannually.

it meets biannually.

Peverill Squire developed a new typology of state legislatures that considered all of the following except:

Answers:
a.
the age of representatives.

b.
pensions.

c.
legislative staffs.

d.
compensation for legislators.

the age of representatives.

The trustee model of representation envisions _____________ role for the personal values and conscience of the representation.

Answers:
a.
a lesser

b.
no

c.
a tempered

d.
a greater

a greater

An election in which voters are asked to name their second choice on the ballot is an example of:

Answers:
a.
a single member district.

b.
a runoff election.

c.
a plurality vote.

d.
an instant runoff.

an instant runoff

The Texas Constitution establishes all of the following rules for redistricting except that:

Answers:
a.
it must be contiguous.

b.
a clear Democratic or Republican majority must exist in the district.

c.
it must respect county boundaries to the extent possible.

d.
it must be as compact as possible

a clear Democratic or Republican majority must exist in the district.

Standing committees contribute to the power of the chambers of the Texas Legislature by:

Answers:
a.
making it easier for them to fulfill the governor's policy goals.

b.
giving members a place to take popular positions.

c.
giving the legislature a place to kill undesirable legislation.

d.
providing a place for the majority party to dominate the legislative process.

e.
creating a division of labor.

creating a division of labor

The importance of having a blocking bill at the top of the calendar in the Texas Senate is that:

Answers:
a.
it allows the Senate to choose the order in which it will take up bills on the calendar.

b.
it keeps minorities from blocking legislation from making it to the floor.

c.
it increases the likelihood that bills will have to be amended to pass.

d.
it reduces the influence of the president of the Senate on the legislative process.

e.
it increases the power of the majority party in the legislative process.

it allows the Senate to choose the order in which it will take up bills on the calendar.

If you attend a session of the Texas Legislature while floor votes are being taken, you may be misled as to what is happening by:

Answers:
a.
the fact that most bills pass without floor votes.

b.
the absence of debate on important legislation.

c.
the many joint meetings of the House and the Senate.

d.
the lack of procedural rules of the two chambers.

e.
the use of ghost votes and closed riders.

the use of ghost votes and closed riders.

If the party caucuses gain power in the Texas Legislature, the result might be:

Answers:
a.
a reduction in the overall power of the Texas delegation in the U.S. Congress.

b.
an increase in the overall power of the Texas delegation in the U.S. Congress.

c.
an increase in the efficiency of the legislature.

d.
an increase in the power of the leadership in the legislature.

e.
an increase in the influence of the governor over the legislature.

a reduction in the overall power of the Texas delegation in the U.S. Congress.

The story of the "Killer Bees" illustrates:

Answers:
a.
that even members of the Texas Legislature are impressed with the presence of baseball players in the Capitol.

b.
the power of the majority in the Texas Senate.

c.
the power of the president of the Texas Senate.

d.
that corruption is so rampant in the Texas that Senate members of the Texas Rangers must be sent out to arrest senators who have run away from the law.

e.
the problem created for the Texas Senate by the previous requirement of a two-thirds majority to pass most bills.

the problem created for the Texas Senate by the previous requirement of a two-thirds majority to pass most bills.

All of the following are tactics that the minority may use to defeat a bill on the floor of the Texas Legislature except:

Answers:
a.
attempting to attach a killer amendment to the bill.

b.
filibustering the bill.

c.
putting a hold on the bill.

d.
chubbing.

e.
preventing a quorum from being present.

putting a hold on the bill.

All of the following statements concerning the governor's veto power are true except that:

Answers:
a.
if the governor does not sign a bill within twenty days when it is passed at the end of a session, the bill dies.

b.
if the governor fails to sign or veto a bill while the legislature is in session, it becomes law in ten days.

c.
the governor has twenty days from the end of a session to veto a bill that was passed at the end of the session.

d.
the governor has a line-item veto on budget bills.

if the governor does not sign a bill within twenty days when it is passed at the end of a session, the bill dies.

Where in the legislative process do most bills "die"?

Answers:
a.
Upon consideration in the conference committee

b.
Immediately after introduction

c.
While the bill is being debated on the House floor

d.
When they are waiting to be discussed in the standing committee of policy jurisdiction

e.
Upon receiving less than majority support in the Senate floor vote

When they are waiting to be discussed in the standing committee of policy jurisdiction

A committee created to reconcile the differences in the Texas Senate and Texas House versions of a bill is a(an) ______________ committee.

Answers:
a.
select

b.
standing

c.
conference

d.
interim

e.
special

conference

What proportion of a legislative chamber must be present to fulfill the quorum requirement?

Answers:
a.
One-third

b.
A majority

c.
Three-fifths

d.
Two-thirds

e.
Three-fourths

Two-thirds

Which of the following is a mechanism in the Texas House to allow representatives to "run out the clock" on a bill waiting to be debated?

Answers:
a.
Chubbing

b.
The filibuster

c.
The blocking bill

d.
The rider

e.
Oversight

Chubbing

Who chooses the chairs of the Texas Senate's committees?

Answers:
a.
The majority party caucus

b.
The governor

c.
The lieutenant governor

d.
A majority of the full Senate

e.
A majority of the committee's members

The lieutenant governor

Which type of committee is charged with research or oversight to be completed in between sessions?

Answers:
a.
Select

b.
Standing

c.
Conference

d.
Interim

e.
Special

Interim

Which of the following contemporary legislative realities is the most consistent with the framers' desire for a citizen legislature?

Answers:
a.
The legislature passes an increasing number of bills and resolutions.

b.
Members are paid a low base pay.

c.
Members receive relatively generous pension benefits.

d.
Redistricting results in many "safe" districts for the majority party.

e.
Legislators tend to have high-paying professions that allow for time away to legislate.

The legislature passes an increasing number of bills and resolutions.

Power in the Texas Legislature is:

Answers:
a.
concentrated in the party caucuses.

b.
most heavily concentrated in the offices of Speaker of the House and Lieutenant Governor.

c.
mostly exercised in the standing committees.

d.
diffused among the individual members.

e.
exercised by gubernatorial leadership.

most heavily concentrated in the offices of Speaker of the House and Lieutenant Governor.

All of the following statements concerning Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of the Texas House are true except that:

Answers:
a.
both appoint members to standing committees.

b.
both are elected by the membership of their legislative body.

c.
both have a great deal of power over the legislative agenda in their legislative body.

d.
both are members of the Legislative Budget Board.

e.
both are members of the Legislative Redistricting Board.

both are elected by the membership of their legislative body.

All of the following statements concerning organization in the Texas Legislature are true except that:

Answers:
a.
the Speaker of the House and president of the Senate have a substantial amount of power.

b.
a proposed state budget is prepared by the Legislative Budget Board.

c.
the party caucuses are increasingly unimportant organizations for structuring behavior in the legislature.

d.
there are a number of special caucuses that operate in the legislature.

e.
committee chairs are quite powerful.

the party caucuses are increasingly unimportant organizations for structuring behavior in the legislature.

All of these are true of the lieutenant governor except he or she:

Answers:
a.
is the presiding officer of the Texas Senate.

b.
is elected directly by the voters.

c.
assumes the duties of the governor when the governor is out of state, dies in office, resigns from office, or is impeached.

d.
is solely responsible for crafting the state budget.

is solely responsible for crafting the state budget.

Which state officer is responsible for assigning bills to the appropriate committee in the Senate?

Answers:
a.
Governor

b.
Lieutenant governor

c.
Comptroller

d.
Speaker of the Texas House

Lieutenant governor

Which of the following a successful lieutenant governor is adept at?

Answers:
a.
Using the rules

b.
Personal networking

c.
Powers of persuasion

d.
All of the above

Using the rules

Which party controlled the Texas House at the end of Reconstruction?

Answers:
a.
Whip

b.
Labor

c.
Republican

d.
Democratic

Democratic

Which political party dominated the United States House of Representatives during Reconstruction?

Answers:
a.
Whip

b.
Labor

c.
Republican

Republican

Texans tended to favor the Democratic Party in the decades after the 1860s:

Answers:
a.
because of the party's grassroots organization.

b.
because of the actions of Republicans during Reconstruction.

c.
because of the party's support for agriculture.

d.
because of the party's pro-minority rights record.

because of the actions of Republicans during Reconstruction.

The way in which parties align a vote for or against a bill is called:

Answers:
a.
structuring the vote.

b.
legislative bargaining.

c.
bill trading.

d.
party loyalty.

structuring the vote

The term party caucus refers to:

Answers:
a.
legislative party caucus.

b.
executive party caucus.

c.
ideological party caucus.

d.
common law party caucus.

legislative party caucus.

The main job of a party caucus chair is to:

Answers:
a.
inform the party of bills.

b.
punish party members who vote against the party.

c.
organize the party members for a vote on the floor.

d.
keep tabs on witness testimony in committee

organize the party members for a vote on the floor.

A caucus comprised of members with a common special interest is called a(an):

Answers:
a.
temporary caucus.

b.
special legislative caucus.

c.
limited function caucus.

d.
interest-oriented caucus.

special legislative caucus.

The Women's Health Caucus of the Texas legislature is an example of a(an):

Answers:
a.
temporary caucus.

b.
special legislative caucus.

c.
limited function caucus.

d.
interest-oriented caucus.

special legislative caucus.

Which of the following is a committee present in the House, but not the Senate?

Answers:
a.
Ways and Means

b.
Transportation

c.
Education

d.
Criminal Justice

Ways and Means