GOV2306 exam 3 (ALL 100 questions attached)

a. The reaction of Texans to Reconstruction

b. The desire of the founding fathers of Texas to closely copy the structure and operation of the executive branch of the federal government in Washington

c. The Constitution of 1876

d. The reaction of Texans to the governorship of E.J. Davis

a. appointed by the governor.

b. elected in single-member districts in the House of Representatives and in at-large elections in the Texas Senate.

c. all elected in single-member districts.

d. subject to term limitation by the Texas Constitution of 1876.

e. all elected in at-large elections.

a. State Commission on Budgetary Development and Analysis.

b. Comptroller.

c. State Treasurer.

d. Legislative Budget Board.

e. Congressional Budget Office.

a. the lieutenant governor of Texas is the president of the Texas Senate but the real leader of the Texas Senate is the Senate majority leader of the Texas Senate

b. the lieutenant governor is the president of the Texas Senate and is, under the rules of the Texas Senate, the real leader of the Texas Senate

c. the lieutenant governor of Texas is the president of the Texas Senate, however, the real leader of the Texas Senate is the leader of the majority party in the Texas Senate

d. the vice president of Texas is the president of the Texas Senate, however, the real leader of the Texas Senate is the Senate majority leader

e. the speaker of the Texas House also acts as the president of the Texas Senate and is its actual leader

a. Joint committee

b. Standing committee

c. Combined committee

d. Special committee

e. Conference committee

a. up to 140 days

b. no more than two weeks

c. up to 30 days

d. as long as required to complete the agenda of the governor.

e. no more than one year

a. three

b. nine

c. 12

d. 15

e. six

a. to negotiate treaties for Texas with foreign governments.

b. to regulate electric and telephone rates in Texas.

c. to act as the chief election officer for the State of Texas.

d. to collect taxes for the State of Texas.

e. to act as the head of the president of the Senate when the Texas legislature is in session.

a. the judicial branch of Texas government, in the form of the Texas Supreme Court, in its oversight function of the executive and legislative branches of government.

b. a vote of the Texas Senate.

c. a vote of the full legislature.

d. a vote of the Texas House.

e. a joint conference committee made up of Texas Senators and Representatives.

a. the Texas Supreme Court

b. the Joint Committee on Public Policy of the Texas House of Representatives

c. the plural executive

d. the Central Policy Commission of Texas

e. the Texas legislature

a. by the governor.

b. in legislative committees.

c. on the floor of the Texas House.

d. during special sessions of the legislature.

e. in the House of Representatives.

a. income taxes.

b. sales taxes.

c. severance taxes.

d. ad valorem taxes.

e. property taxes.

a. 435

b. 32

c. 31

d. it varies from session to session depending on the state's population

e. 150

a. textbook adoptions.

b. state budget requests.

c. teacher salaries.

d. state football programs.

e. University Interscholastic League literary competition rules.

a. the chief election officer of the State of Texas.

b. the chief tax collector for the State of Texas.

c. responsible for collecting overdue child support payments for Texans.

d. responsible for administering the Texas Veterans' Land Board.

e. issuing corporation charters and monitoring public corporations in the State of Texas.

a. the Texas Constitution forbids the Legislature to override a gubernatorial veto

b. by a vote of a conference committee

c. by a majority vote of the Texas Senate alone in the exercise of its advise and consent power

d. by a 2/3rds vote of members present from both houses

e. by a simple majority vote of members present from both houses

a. general bill

b. a true bill

c. a resolution

d. a special bill

e. private bill

a. pharmacy and real estate.

b. business and finance.

c. medicine and insurance.

d. law and business.

e. education.
education and sales.

a. the voters of the State of Texas.

b. the members of the Texas Senate.

c. the caucus of the majority party at the start of a new legislative session.

d. a vote of the full legislature.

e. a single-member district election in Travis County, home county for the Texas Legislature (in Austin).

a. Texas Land Commissioner

b. Governor of Texas

c. Comptroller of Public Accounts

d. Lieutenant Governor of Texas

e. Texas Secretary of State

a. Lieutenant Governor of Texas.

b. Texas Secretary of State.

c. Comptroller of Public Accounts.

d. Governor of Texas.

e. Texas Agricultural Commissioner.

a. County government

b. Independent school districts

c. State government

d. Municipal government

e. Community college districts

a. Texas Secretary of State

b. Governor of Texas

c. Texas Land Commissioner

d. Comptroller of Public Accounts

e. Texas Agriculture Commissioner

a. to iron out differences between different versions of legislation passed by the House and the Senate

b. to meet and study issues in the period between regular legislative sessions

c. to draft a state budget for consideration be the full legislature

d. to consider overrides of gubernatorial vetoes

e. to assign bills to calendars for scheduling on the House floor

a. all U.S. military troops which are stationed in Texas at a given time.

b. the Austin Chapter of the American Legion.

c. the Texas National Guard.

d. the Fort Hood military installation in Central Texas.

e. the Corps of Cadets at Texas A&M University.

a. Texas Senate.

b. Texas House of Representatives.

c. Governor of Texas.

d. Attorney General of Texas.

e. Supreme Court of Texas.

a.Criminal Science Institute (CSI) of Texas.

b.Texas Rangers.

c.the director of the Texas Bureau of Investigation.

d.the board of the Department of Public Safety.

e.state investigatory grand jury.

a. has tremendous influence over the preparation, creation and adoption of the budget of the state each biennial session.

b. greatly influences the creation and adoption of the budget for the state through the Government Office of Management and Budget.

c. influences the creation and adoption of the state's biennial budget through his selection and appointment of the Texas Secretary of the Treasury.

d. has sole constitutional power in the state to develop and set the state biennial budget; he then sends the completed budget to the legislature for implementation and distribution based upon his (the governor's) specific and strict directions

e. has little official power and influence over the creation and final adoption of the biennial state budget during the regular legislative session.

a. The Legislature meets in regular session starting in January for 160 days every odd-numbered year.

b. The Legislature meets in regular session every year, holding 140-day sessions in odd-numbered years and 160-day sessions in even-numbered years.

c. The Legislature meets in regular session starting in January every year, adjourning at the end of the year in early December.

d. The Legislature meets in regular session for 260 days every other year.

e. The Legislature meets in regular session starting in January for 140 days every odd-numbered year.

a. True

b. False--The income tax is set at 2% of a person's annual income. When added to the federal income tax requirement, a Texas citizen pays 8.25% of her income in income taxes.

c. False--there is no state income tax.

d. False--the state income tax is based on the biennial income of a Texas citizen.

a. the Legislative Budget Board.

b. the Public Utility Commission.

c. the Texas Railroad Commission.

d. Texas State Board of Insurance.

e. the Sunset Advisory Board.

a. joint committee.

b. combined committee.

c. conference committee.

d. special committee.

e. standing committee.

a. 100

b. 50

c. 10

d. 900

e. 200

a. Earl Butz

b. Todd Staples

c. Jim Hightower

d. Hank Gilbert

e. Susan Combs

a. senatorial courtesy.

b. sunset review.

c. sunshine legislation.

d. administrative oversight and review.

e. redistricting.

a. initiating lawsuits against parents delinquent on child support payments

b. issuing legal opinions interpreting state laws before issues relating to the laws are adjudicated by the courts

c. defending the state against lawsuits

d. prosecuting individuals accused of serious crimes

e. acting as the constitutional lawyer for agencies, boards, and commissions of the state of Texas.

a. None; all states, including Texas, tax the personal income of residence of their states

b. seven

c. 31

d. two

e. 15

a. Vice President

b. President

c. Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate

d. Secretary of State

e. Speaker of the U.S. House

a. the Texas Constitution.

b. a resolution passed by the Texas Legislature in 1980.

c. the United State Constitution.

d. the Texas Supreme Court in a constitutional ruling in the early part of the 1950s.

e. the U.S. Congress.

a. a bill to increase criminal penalties on drug possession

b. the governor no longer has the line-item veto power--the Texas line-item veto was declared illegal by a federal court ruling

c. a bill declaring the Southern Baptist religion the official state religion of Texas

d. a bill to raise the minimum drinking age

e. a bill to appropriate money to operate state prisons

a. Texas Agriculture Commissioner

b. No commission or agency or department in Texas government has this power

c. Texas Railroad Commission

d. General Land Commission

e. Texas Secretary of State

a. Texas Agriculture Commissioner

b. Texas Department of Energy

c. Public Utility Commission

d. Texas Railroad Commission

e. Texas Department of Petroleum Development

a. The Governor may call a special session, but only with the approval of the Legislature by a majority vote of both houses

b. Either the Speaker or Lieutenant Governor may call a special session

c. Only the Governor may call a special session

d. The Legislature calls itself into special session by a 2/3rds vote of both houses

e. The Texas Secretary of State calls special sessions with the approval of the Lieutenant Government and Speaker of the House

a. The governor is elected by a vote of the Texas Senate every two years at the start of the session of the Texas Legislature in January of odd numbered years

b. Governors may serve no more than four two-year terms consecutively

c. The term of office for governor of Texas is four years and the Texas Constitution sets no limit on the number of terms a governor may serve

d. The governor serves a two-year term of office and there is no limit set by the Texas Constitution as to how many terms he or she may serve

e. The governor serves an elected four year term but is limited by constitutional amendment to serving no more than ten years (two full elected terms and up to two additional years if first assuming the office due to the death, resignation, or impeachment and conviction of the preceding governor