POLS2306-EXAM 3 REVIEW UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

POLS2306-EXAM 3 REVIEW UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

Question:
1. Which two individuals are the presiding officers of the state legislature?
Answer:
The lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house

Question:
2. Final passage of a bill requires a vote of
Answer:
a simple majority in both houses.

Question:
3. Because of a history of discrimination, Texas was one of nine states required to receive preclearance of
any changes to their voting laws from the
Answer:
Department of Justice.

Question:
4. is the process in which members slow the legislative process on a bill in such a way that the session ends
before the bill can reach the floor for a vote.
Answer:
Chubbing

Question:
5. Subcommittees are divisions of
Answer:
standing committees.

Question:
6. The legislature meets in January of odd-numbered years for 140 days.
Answer:
True

Question:
7. A resolution requiring the House and the Senate to agree by simple majority and usually requiring
approval by the governor is called a(n)
Answer:
concurrent resolution.

Question:
8. All Texas legislators are elected using
Answer:
single-member districts.

, Question:
9. Which group answers the basic question for the Texas Legislature: "Are an agency's functions needed,
and if so, how can the agency work better and save money for Texans?"
Answer:
Texas Sunset Advisory Commission

Question:
10. Legally mandated term limits reflect the
Answer:
frustration of voters toward government officials controlled by special interests.

Question:
11. All of the following are duties of the lieutenant governor EXCEPT
Answer:
appoint members to conference and joint committees.

Question:
12. The presiding officer of the Texas House of Representatives is the speaker of the house and the
lieutenant governor acts as president of the senate.
Answer:
true

Question:
13. The House Calendars Committee controls the
Answer:
flow of legislation from the committees to the House floor.

Question:
14. Which of the following is NOT a formal qualification to become a member of the Texas House of
Representatives?
Answer:
having lived in Texas for five years prior to being elected

Question:
15. Which group is underrepresented in the Texas legislature relative to their percentages in the general
population?
Answer:
latinos

Question:
16. The idea that elected bodies should accurately represent not only constituents' political views but also
the ethnic and social characteristics that affect their political perspectives is termed ______ representation.
Answer:
descriptive

Question:
17. Which of the following is correct about compensation for Texas legislators?