Texas Government Unit 3 Exam Study
Guide Ch 7,8,9 Exam Q&A 100% Solved
Who calls for a special session & sets the agenda? - ✔✔the governor
What is one of the effects of bicameralism? - ✔✔The author of a bill in one
house that has been amended in the other body has the option of
accepting or rejecting the amendment. If the author accepts the
amendment, the bill moves forward; if the author rejects the amendment,
the bill is killed.
Discuss the role of standing committees in the law-making process? - ✔✔-
Every bill introduced in the Texas legislature is assigned to a standing
committee, and the vast majority of the bills die in committee. The chair of
the committee kills most by pigeonholing.
- Standing Committees are considered the "workhorses" of the legislature.
If the bill does not die, it most likely is amended. Few bills leave the
committee in the same form as they arrived. Parts of several bills can also
be combined to form a single bill. Changes are made to make the bill more
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, acceptable to the entire legislature or to meet the political desires of the
leadership or members of the committee.
What is meant by pigeonholing? - ✔✔- Pigeonholing means that the
committee chair sets the bill aside and never brings it before the
committee.
What is meant by chubbing? - ✔✔- Chubbing is a tactic used to prevent or
delay the passing of a bill, is when one or more members debate bills at
length to slow down the legislative process
How long does a regular session of legislature last? - ✔✔140 days in odd
numbered years
Describe the nonlegislative powers of the TX legislature - ✔✔Serve the
people, serve constituents
Electoral powers, investigative powers, directive and supervisory powers,
judicial powers
POWERPOINT CH.7 S.6
- Nonlegislative powers are those functions falling outside the lawmaking
function
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Guide Ch 7,8,9 Exam Q&A 100% Solved
Who calls for a special session & sets the agenda? - ✔✔the governor
What is one of the effects of bicameralism? - ✔✔The author of a bill in one
house that has been amended in the other body has the option of
accepting or rejecting the amendment. If the author accepts the
amendment, the bill moves forward; if the author rejects the amendment,
the bill is killed.
Discuss the role of standing committees in the law-making process? - ✔✔-
Every bill introduced in the Texas legislature is assigned to a standing
committee, and the vast majority of the bills die in committee. The chair of
the committee kills most by pigeonholing.
- Standing Committees are considered the "workhorses" of the legislature.
If the bill does not die, it most likely is amended. Few bills leave the
committee in the same form as they arrived. Parts of several bills can also
be combined to form a single bill. Changes are made to make the bill more
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, acceptable to the entire legislature or to meet the political desires of the
leadership or members of the committee.
What is meant by pigeonholing? - ✔✔- Pigeonholing means that the
committee chair sets the bill aside and never brings it before the
committee.
What is meant by chubbing? - ✔✔- Chubbing is a tactic used to prevent or
delay the passing of a bill, is when one or more members debate bills at
length to slow down the legislative process
How long does a regular session of legislature last? - ✔✔140 days in odd
numbered years
Describe the nonlegislative powers of the TX legislature - ✔✔Serve the
people, serve constituents
Electoral powers, investigative powers, directive and supervisory powers,
judicial powers
POWERPOINT CH.7 S.6
- Nonlegislative powers are those functions falling outside the lawmaking
function
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