POLS 2312 UTA -EXAM 1 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS21
Interim Committee - ANSWERS-Temporary committee established to study an issue between
legislative sessions (e.g. hurricane)
the real work in legislation is by - ANSWERS-specific committees
procedure of legislation - ANSWERS-1. first reading in committee
2. amend through markup
3. second reading on the floor
4. third reading to vote
5. once approved by congress, go to the governor (must be identical)
most important function of legislation - ANSWERS-budget and taxation
-lawmaking
-oversight (creating rules for govt agencies)
logrolling - ANSWERS-the way legislators favor and influence to get things accomplished
tagging - ANSWERS-putting a bill on hold for 24 hours
chubbing - ANSWERS-generic term for delaying progress
fillibuster - ANSWERS-the use of long speeches to prevent the vote on a bill
,point of order - ANSWERS-an objection to part of the bill or rules of chamber
Most underrepresented group in congress - ANSWERS-women
first occupiers of Texas - ANSWERS-Native Americans for up to 10,000 years
the first tribes to settle in Texas - ANSWERS-Caddo and Apache
why was Texas popular for settlement - ANSWERS-plentiful hunting and farming land
Caddos occupied land from - ANSWERS-Trinity River to Mississippi River and north to Red River
Apache occupied - ANSWERS-south and west to the area now known as Big Bend
the other two tribes - ANSWERS-Karankawa and Coahuiltecan
these two tribes settled the - ANSWERS-coastal regions
first explorers - ANSWERS--Spanish: Alvar Nunez de Vaca
-rescued near Galveston Island
-Spain established missions, military bases and settlements throughout Texas and Mexico calling
it New Spain
Texans of Mexican heritage are called - ANSWERS-Tejanos
, most tejanos stayed out of the war between Texas and Mexico and preferred self governance
called - ANSWERS-ayuntamiento
tejanos who did not fight for Mexico were - ANSWERS-rewarded with land but their ancestral
land was taken from them
mexican govt promoted the ___ settlement in Texas - ANSWERS-Anglo
who were these people - ANSWERS-american settlers
why did mexicans support anglo settlement? - ANSWERS-raise revenue through taxes
people who were granted the right to settle the land and recruit other settlers to come to Texas
were called - ANSWERS-empersarios
these settlements led to - ANSWERS-conflicts between Tejanos and Anglos
if Texas were an independent nation today, our economy would rank - ANSWERS-10th in the
world
our gross state product in 2017 was - ANSWERS-$1.7 trillion, 2nd highest in US
texas is home to ___ of the top 50 companies on fortune 500 list - ANSWERS-6
sources of texas economic strength - ANSWERS-1. food and fiber(corn, cotton, timber)
2. fuel
3. cattle
AND ANSWERS21
Interim Committee - ANSWERS-Temporary committee established to study an issue between
legislative sessions (e.g. hurricane)
the real work in legislation is by - ANSWERS-specific committees
procedure of legislation - ANSWERS-1. first reading in committee
2. amend through markup
3. second reading on the floor
4. third reading to vote
5. once approved by congress, go to the governor (must be identical)
most important function of legislation - ANSWERS-budget and taxation
-lawmaking
-oversight (creating rules for govt agencies)
logrolling - ANSWERS-the way legislators favor and influence to get things accomplished
tagging - ANSWERS-putting a bill on hold for 24 hours
chubbing - ANSWERS-generic term for delaying progress
fillibuster - ANSWERS-the use of long speeches to prevent the vote on a bill
,point of order - ANSWERS-an objection to part of the bill or rules of chamber
Most underrepresented group in congress - ANSWERS-women
first occupiers of Texas - ANSWERS-Native Americans for up to 10,000 years
the first tribes to settle in Texas - ANSWERS-Caddo and Apache
why was Texas popular for settlement - ANSWERS-plentiful hunting and farming land
Caddos occupied land from - ANSWERS-Trinity River to Mississippi River and north to Red River
Apache occupied - ANSWERS-south and west to the area now known as Big Bend
the other two tribes - ANSWERS-Karankawa and Coahuiltecan
these two tribes settled the - ANSWERS-coastal regions
first explorers - ANSWERS--Spanish: Alvar Nunez de Vaca
-rescued near Galveston Island
-Spain established missions, military bases and settlements throughout Texas and Mexico calling
it New Spain
Texans of Mexican heritage are called - ANSWERS-Tejanos
, most tejanos stayed out of the war between Texas and Mexico and preferred self governance
called - ANSWERS-ayuntamiento
tejanos who did not fight for Mexico were - ANSWERS-rewarded with land but their ancestral
land was taken from them
mexican govt promoted the ___ settlement in Texas - ANSWERS-Anglo
who were these people - ANSWERS-american settlers
why did mexicans support anglo settlement? - ANSWERS-raise revenue through taxes
people who were granted the right to settle the land and recruit other settlers to come to Texas
were called - ANSWERS-empersarios
these settlements led to - ANSWERS-conflicts between Tejanos and Anglos
if Texas were an independent nation today, our economy would rank - ANSWERS-10th in the
world
our gross state product in 2017 was - ANSWERS-$1.7 trillion, 2nd highest in US
texas is home to ___ of the top 50 companies on fortune 500 list - ANSWERS-6
sources of texas economic strength - ANSWERS-1. food and fiber(corn, cotton, timber)
2. fuel
3. cattle
