Texas Government Questions with CORRECT Answers (Verified Update)
Q1: Texas Speaker of the House
Answer: Joe Straus appt house comm chairmen assign house member to comm state doesnt elect
refers house bil committees
Q2: Interest Groups Influence in a one Party State
Answer: funding
Q3: Texas State Board of Education
Answer: 15 elected members Single member districts 1 Commissioner of Education Appointed by
Governor Regulate Public K-12 education
Q4: Commissioner of Agriculture in Texas
Answer: Elected, 4 year term Sid Miller Oversees Texas Department of Agriculture
Q5: Commissioner of the General Land Office
Answer: Elected, 4 year term Manages state owned land Chair of 2 land boards Veteran's Land Board
School Land Board George P. Bush, who was elected on 4 November 2014
Q6: Number of HOR district in Texas
Answer: 150
Q7: Number of Senatorial District in Texas
Answer: 31
Q8: Term limit and Length of Texas Governor
Answer: no limit 4 year terms
Q9: Term Limit and Length of Texas State HOR
Answer: 2 yr terms
Q10: Term Limit and Length of Texas Senate
Answer: 4
, Q11: How to table a Bill
Answer: only chairmen can table a bill
Q12: When are governors elected in texas?
Answer: Elected by the entire state 4 year terms No term limit Elected in 'off years' or midterm years
Requirements: 30 yrs old; state resident 5 yrs
Q13: Strategies of Gerrymandering by Democrat
Answer: split up the political power of wealthy voters
Q14: Strategies of Gerrymandering of Republicans
Answer: split up political power of urban and minority voters
Q15: When does redistricting occur and what are there implacations
Answer: 10 years. maintain equal representation/equally sized districts
Q16: Number of Members in HOR
Answer: 150
Q17: Number of Members in Senate
Answer: 31
Q18: Citizen Lobbiest
Answer: Interest group volunteer
Q19: Committee Chairman
Answer: sets agenda can table reports fav or unfav unfavorable it also dies
Q20: Comptroller of public accounts
Answer: Elected, 4 year term State 'treasurer' Collects taxes and manages state money Certify state's
Biennial Revenue Report Glenn Hegar
Q21: Conference committee
Answer: temporary committee makes the bill the bill the same after gettting out of the house ans
senate
Q1: Texas Speaker of the House
Answer: Joe Straus appt house comm chairmen assign house member to comm state doesnt elect
refers house bil committees
Q2: Interest Groups Influence in a one Party State
Answer: funding
Q3: Texas State Board of Education
Answer: 15 elected members Single member districts 1 Commissioner of Education Appointed by
Governor Regulate Public K-12 education
Q4: Commissioner of Agriculture in Texas
Answer: Elected, 4 year term Sid Miller Oversees Texas Department of Agriculture
Q5: Commissioner of the General Land Office
Answer: Elected, 4 year term Manages state owned land Chair of 2 land boards Veteran's Land Board
School Land Board George P. Bush, who was elected on 4 November 2014
Q6: Number of HOR district in Texas
Answer: 150
Q7: Number of Senatorial District in Texas
Answer: 31
Q8: Term limit and Length of Texas Governor
Answer: no limit 4 year terms
Q9: Term Limit and Length of Texas State HOR
Answer: 2 yr terms
Q10: Term Limit and Length of Texas Senate
Answer: 4
, Q11: How to table a Bill
Answer: only chairmen can table a bill
Q12: When are governors elected in texas?
Answer: Elected by the entire state 4 year terms No term limit Elected in 'off years' or midterm years
Requirements: 30 yrs old; state resident 5 yrs
Q13: Strategies of Gerrymandering by Democrat
Answer: split up the political power of wealthy voters
Q14: Strategies of Gerrymandering of Republicans
Answer: split up political power of urban and minority voters
Q15: When does redistricting occur and what are there implacations
Answer: 10 years. maintain equal representation/equally sized districts
Q16: Number of Members in HOR
Answer: 150
Q17: Number of Members in Senate
Answer: 31
Q18: Citizen Lobbiest
Answer: Interest group volunteer
Q19: Committee Chairman
Answer: sets agenda can table reports fav or unfav unfavorable it also dies
Q20: Comptroller of public accounts
Answer: Elected, 4 year term State 'treasurer' Collects taxes and manages state money Certify state's
Biennial Revenue Report Glenn Hegar
Q21: Conference committee
Answer: temporary committee makes the bill the bill the same after gettting out of the house ans
senate
