Texas Government - Hicks 2306 Exam 1

provincialism - Answer-a narrow, limited, and self-interested view of the world often associated with rural values and notions of limited government the role creative destruction plays in our economy - Answer-an integral part of economic growth and fluctuations economic development in Texas - Answer-first wave: cotton and cattle second wave: oil industry third wave: high tech digital economy Great Recession - Answer-severe economic downturn that lasted from late 2007 through mid-2009 NAFTA - Answer-A trade agreement between Canada, the United States and Mexico that encourages free trade between these North American countries. trends in population demographics - Answer-growing asain population - still small per capita income lags behind US urbanization Metro areas in Texas - Answer-Houston, Dallas/ Fort Worth, San Antonio ghost voting - Answer-When legislators cast electronic votes in place of assembly members who are not at their posts; this practice is against the law. most recent districts are being challenged by the supreme court for - Answer-gerrymandering outcome of Whole Womans Health v. Hellerstedt - Answer-The Court ruled 5-3 that Texas cannot place restrictions on the delivery of abortion services that create an undue burden for women seeking an h of a regular session of the legislature - Answer-140 days special session in legislature - Answer-called by governor to address agenda lasts no longer than 30 days Types of Bills and Resolutions - Answer-Local, Special and General bills Concurrent, joint, simple resolutions Powers of Legislature - Answer-revenue bills must begin in house bill making process in Texas - Answer-If passed by majority vote, the bill is sent to the Senate. If passed by majority vote, the bill is sent to the House. Once a bill with agreed upon language is passed by the House and Senate, the bill is sent to the Governor. ... Bill is referred to a House Committee by the Speaker, where it may be amended 2003 Redistricting controversy - Answer-A special legislative session was called to deal with redistricting, but the bill did not pass. In a second special session dealing with redistricting, 11 of the 12 Democratic members of the Senate fled to Albuquerque in order to prevent a Senate vote. Finally, a third special session produced a plan that passed both houses of the legislature functions of state constitution - Answer-State constitutions establish certain organs of government for the State, vest these organs with their powers, and deny certain other powers. how is texas limited by the constitution - Answer-Under the Constitution's privileges and immunities Clause, states are prohibited from discriminating in many ways against citizens of other states. how are judges in texas selected - Answer-Partisan election within each court of appeals district. Vacancies between elections filled by gubernatorial appointment with advice and consent of Senate. judges selected: number - Answer-Each court has 1 chief justice and from 2 to 12 additional justices, for a total of 80 justices statewidequalifications for governor - Answer-30 years old US citizen 5 years Live in TX 5 years how often are gubernatorial elections held - Answer-every 4 years When is the next gubernatorial election? - Answer-November 3, 2020 Duties of the Legislative Branch - Answer-make laws 2 houses - senate and HOR Duties of the Executive Branch - Answer-enforce laws