Texas Government Final Exam 2025
Questions and Answers
Regular session - --Answer --the 140-day period during which the Texas
legislature meets to consider and pass bills; occurs only in odd-numbered years
Special session - --Answer --An extraordinary session of a legislative body,
called to deal with an emergency situation
Single-member district - --Answer --Electoral district from which one
person is chosen by the voters for each elected office
Joe Straus - --Answer --He is the current speaker of the texas house of
representatives.
David Dewhurst - --Answer --Lieutenant Governor of Texas.
Bicameral - --Answer --A legislative body with two chambers
Incumbent - --Answer --Current officeholder
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, Representation of Hispanics, African Americans, women (Figures 8.1) - --
Answer --Figure 8.1 shows the representation of the 81st legislature.
Hispanic represent almost 40% of population but represented by 20% in
legislature. African Americans were little over 10% in population and almost same
as percentage in legislature. White make up 50% of population but represent 70%
in legislature. Asian americans are around 5% or lower in percentage of population
and little bit lower representation in congress. Women make up around 50% of
population but represented almost 30% in legislature.
Majority party in Senate and House - --Answer --Republican
Compensation for legislators - --Answer --Paid $600 dollars a month a total
of $7,200 a year. Figure is low compared to other states.
Citizen legislators? - --Answer --One made up primarily of citizens who have
a full-time occupation besides being a legislator. Low salories the continuation of
citizen legislature whose members are relatively immune from outside pressures,
because lawmakers are not dependent on legislature salaries, more wiling to take
politcal chances to do the right thing.
Evaluate the effect of biennial 140-day sessions - --Answer --In 140 days the
legislature may not have the time to do the state's business. Often falls behind and
have to act on flood of bills in the last few weeks of the session before time runs
out. Yet without a limit the session would drag on. Is not as congested as you
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Questions and Answers
Regular session - --Answer --the 140-day period during which the Texas
legislature meets to consider and pass bills; occurs only in odd-numbered years
Special session - --Answer --An extraordinary session of a legislative body,
called to deal with an emergency situation
Single-member district - --Answer --Electoral district from which one
person is chosen by the voters for each elected office
Joe Straus - --Answer --He is the current speaker of the texas house of
representatives.
David Dewhurst - --Answer --Lieutenant Governor of Texas.
Bicameral - --Answer --A legislative body with two chambers
Incumbent - --Answer --Current officeholder
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, Representation of Hispanics, African Americans, women (Figures 8.1) - --
Answer --Figure 8.1 shows the representation of the 81st legislature.
Hispanic represent almost 40% of population but represented by 20% in
legislature. African Americans were little over 10% in population and almost same
as percentage in legislature. White make up 50% of population but represent 70%
in legislature. Asian americans are around 5% or lower in percentage of population
and little bit lower representation in congress. Women make up around 50% of
population but represented almost 30% in legislature.
Majority party in Senate and House - --Answer --Republican
Compensation for legislators - --Answer --Paid $600 dollars a month a total
of $7,200 a year. Figure is low compared to other states.
Citizen legislators? - --Answer --One made up primarily of citizens who have
a full-time occupation besides being a legislator. Low salories the continuation of
citizen legislature whose members are relatively immune from outside pressures,
because lawmakers are not dependent on legislature salaries, more wiling to take
politcal chances to do the right thing.
Evaluate the effect of biennial 140-day sessions - --Answer --In 140 days the
legislature may not have the time to do the state's business. Often falls behind and
have to act on flood of bills in the last few weeks of the session before time runs
out. Yet without a limit the session would drag on. Is not as congested as you
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