Texas Government 2306 Exam 2 Review
Questions With Complete Solutions
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 - Correct 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 - Correct 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 - Correct Answers ✅b.
Speaker/Lieutenant Governor
,Texas Government 2306 Exam 2 Review
Questions With Complete Solutions
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 - Correct 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. - Correct 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 - Correct Answers ✅a. delegate
,Texas Government 2306 Exam 2 Review
Questions With Complete Solutions
7. The governor may call special legislative sessions of up to
________ days.
a. 15
b. 9
c. 30
d. 60 - Correct 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. - Correct 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 - Correct Answers ✅b. to create
and pass legislation
, Texas Government 2306 Exam 2 Review
Questions With Complete Solutions
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 - Correct 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 - Correct 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%
Questions With Complete Solutions
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 - Correct 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 - Correct 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 - Correct Answers ✅b.
Speaker/Lieutenant Governor
,Texas Government 2306 Exam 2 Review
Questions With Complete Solutions
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 - Correct 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. - Correct 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 - Correct Answers ✅a. delegate
,Texas Government 2306 Exam 2 Review
Questions With Complete Solutions
7. The governor may call special legislative sessions of up to
________ days.
a. 15
b. 9
c. 30
d. 60 - Correct 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. - Correct 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 - Correct Answers ✅b. to create
and pass legislation
, Texas Government 2306 Exam 2 Review
Questions With Complete Solutions
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 - Correct 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 - Correct 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%
