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Ad hoc committees used to study specific issues, problems or questions
Attorney General - opinions on public policy has the force of law
- "the state's lawyer"
- generally doesn't work on criminal cases; mainlyadvises when
asked
legislation or proposed legislation intended to benefit a
bracket bills relatively narrow class of beneficiaries without directly
naming them.
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, Committees in the House House:
and Senate that deal with Ways and Means Committee
taxes and appropriations
Appropriations Committee Senate:
Finance Committee
Business and Commerce Committee
Comptroller of Public - in charge of tax collection, accounting, estimating
Accounts revenue for the state, and acts as custodian of state
funds and investments
Conference Committee include members of both chambers and are formed to
resolve differences in bills that passed by each house that
deal with same issue. Consists of five members from both
chambers.
Connecticut Compromise Proposed two chambers for legislative branch: one with the
number of representatives based on state population and
the other with fixed number of senators per state.
Different for Texas legislature: Senate represents larger
districts and more broad concerns for state (have
longer terms than House of Rep. reps).
Representatives in the House have shorter terms and
represent smaller districts. They are more in tune with the
ever changing needs of the people.
Contract Lobbyist independent professionals who are hired to represent an
interest group for a fixed period of time. Often represent
multiple interest groups at the same time
gerrymandering the manipulation of political boundaries and/or
electoral constituencies to favor one party over
another
dedicated to regulating the functioning and operations of
House Procedural the house itself
Committees Example: Calendar Committee - decides when bills are heard
on the floor
Verified Questions & Answers / Newest 2025-
2026.
Ad hoc committees used to study specific issues, problems or questions
Attorney General - opinions on public policy has the force of law
- "the state's lawyer"
- generally doesn't work on criminal cases; mainlyadvises when
asked
legislation or proposed legislation intended to benefit a
bracket bills relatively narrow class of beneficiaries without directly
naming them.
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Studied terms
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Terms in this set (46)
, Committees in the House House:
and Senate that deal with Ways and Means Committee
taxes and appropriations
Appropriations Committee Senate:
Finance Committee
Business and Commerce Committee
Comptroller of Public - in charge of tax collection, accounting, estimating
Accounts revenue for the state, and acts as custodian of state
funds and investments
Conference Committee include members of both chambers and are formed to
resolve differences in bills that passed by each house that
deal with same issue. Consists of five members from both
chambers.
Connecticut Compromise Proposed two chambers for legislative branch: one with the
number of representatives based on state population and
the other with fixed number of senators per state.
Different for Texas legislature: Senate represents larger
districts and more broad concerns for state (have
longer terms than House of Rep. reps).
Representatives in the House have shorter terms and
represent smaller districts. They are more in tune with the
ever changing needs of the people.
Contract Lobbyist independent professionals who are hired to represent an
interest group for a fixed period of time. Often represent
multiple interest groups at the same time
gerrymandering the manipulation of political boundaries and/or
electoral constituencies to favor one party over
another
dedicated to regulating the functioning and operations of
House Procedural the house itself
Committees Example: Calendar Committee - decides when bills are heard
on the floor
