Texas Gov Exam 3 questions n
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Texas legislature is bicameral which means there are - correct answer ✔✔two chambers of
legislature
Where does the work of the legislature get accomplished? - correct answer ✔✔Legislative
committees
How is the Lieutenant Governor chosen? - correct answer ✔✔The lieutenant governor is
elected statewide.
What did the Texas legislature pass in the 84th session regarding fracking? - correct answer
✔✔ban on bans
Which of the following was not a part of the laws passed by the 84th Texas legislature? - correct
answer ✔✔(laws passed) a budget that is under the constitutional spending cap,
decriminalization of truancy, a ban on fracking bans, $800 million for border security;
legalization of cannabis oil for medicinal use.
members of the _____ can talk a bill to death or filibuster it - correct answer ✔✔senate
When there are differences between the house and the Senate version of the bill, what
happens? - correct answer ✔✔conference committee
Which of the following is not an action the governor may take in response to a bill passed by a
legislature - correct answer ✔✔Veto ( not like a president doesn't have as much power )
, what is the 2/3 rule change in the state legislature that was passed ( changed to 3/5) - correct
answer ✔✔Change in proportion of Senators needed to approve a bill to bring it to the floor for
debate
Power usually associated with a chief executive that is ______ is known as a plural executive -
correct answer ✔✔distributed
which of the following position is the leader of the Senate, responsible for appointing
committee members, and assigning bills to committee? - correct answer ✔✔Speaker of the
House
which of the following positions is the chief lawyer for the state - correct answer ✔✔attorney
general
Which of the following positions is responsible for tax collections, accounting, estimates of the
states - correct answer ✔✔comptroller
Which of the following is responsible for monitoring the environmental quality of state lands
and waters - correct answer ✔✔land commissioner
Texas railroad commissioner is the board responsible for what - correct answer ✔✔Regulates
railroads, oil and gas industry, trucking, and mining
Which of the following is the most significant power of the governor - correct answer
✔✔Provide a budget message,line-item veto the budget bill, recommend cases to the Boards of
Pardons and Paroles, issue a 30-day reprieve for death penalty cases, & appointments to
boards, commissions, and agencies.
Which of the following is not a power of the governor - correct answer ✔✔(know the powers of
the governor) Provide a budget message,line-item veto the budget bill, recommend cases to the
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Texas legislature is bicameral which means there are - correct answer ✔✔two chambers of
legislature
Where does the work of the legislature get accomplished? - correct answer ✔✔Legislative
committees
How is the Lieutenant Governor chosen? - correct answer ✔✔The lieutenant governor is
elected statewide.
What did the Texas legislature pass in the 84th session regarding fracking? - correct answer
✔✔ban on bans
Which of the following was not a part of the laws passed by the 84th Texas legislature? - correct
answer ✔✔(laws passed) a budget that is under the constitutional spending cap,
decriminalization of truancy, a ban on fracking bans, $800 million for border security;
legalization of cannabis oil for medicinal use.
members of the _____ can talk a bill to death or filibuster it - correct answer ✔✔senate
When there are differences between the house and the Senate version of the bill, what
happens? - correct answer ✔✔conference committee
Which of the following is not an action the governor may take in response to a bill passed by a
legislature - correct answer ✔✔Veto ( not like a president doesn't have as much power )
, what is the 2/3 rule change in the state legislature that was passed ( changed to 3/5) - correct
answer ✔✔Change in proportion of Senators needed to approve a bill to bring it to the floor for
debate
Power usually associated with a chief executive that is ______ is known as a plural executive -
correct answer ✔✔distributed
which of the following position is the leader of the Senate, responsible for appointing
committee members, and assigning bills to committee? - correct answer ✔✔Speaker of the
House
which of the following positions is the chief lawyer for the state - correct answer ✔✔attorney
general
Which of the following positions is responsible for tax collections, accounting, estimates of the
states - correct answer ✔✔comptroller
Which of the following is responsible for monitoring the environmental quality of state lands
and waters - correct answer ✔✔land commissioner
Texas railroad commissioner is the board responsible for what - correct answer ✔✔Regulates
railroads, oil and gas industry, trucking, and mining
Which of the following is the most significant power of the governor - correct answer
✔✔Provide a budget message,line-item veto the budget bill, recommend cases to the Boards of
Pardons and Paroles, issue a 30-day reprieve for death penalty cases, & appointments to
boards, commissions, and agencies.
Which of the following is not a power of the governor - correct answer ✔✔(know the powers of
the governor) Provide a budget message,line-item veto the budget bill, recommend cases to the
