The Governor
The Justice System
Elections, Voting, and Campaigns
Political Parties
Interest Groups
100
The process of removing the Governor from office for crimes.
What is impeachment?
100
In this law system, legislative statutes as well as judicial precedent are important.
What is a common law system?
100
This term describes the number of people that go to vote.
What is voter turnout?
100
The idea that the beliefs of Republicans and Democrats are very similar.
What is ideological ambiguity?
100
Someone hired by a business or interest group to persuade legislators to support their cause.
What is a lobbyist?
200
The power to eliminate only a single part of a bill.
What is a line-item veto?
200
The clause in the US Constitution that guarantees that Federal law supersedes Texas state laws.
What is the Supremacy Clause?
200
The meaning of FECA.
What is the Federal Election Campaign Act?
200
When people choose to change their party affiliation.
What is realignment?
200
This is formed when interest groups, legislators and bureaucrats work together to form legislation.
What is an iron triangle, or sub-government?
300
This old constitution (and its accompanying problems) directly led to the desire for a weak, plural executive in Texas.
What is the "Radical Republican" Constitution of 1869?
300
The type of jurisdiction that trial courts have.
What is original jurisdiction?
300
This type of election is necessary if none of a party's candidates wins a majority of votes at the party primary.
What is a runoff?
300
The trend whereby many voters feel increasingly distant from and disaffected with both major parties.
What is dealignment?
300
The idea that having multiple competing groups is good for freedom in society.
What is pluralism?
400
The military group controlled by the Governor in his role as commander-in-chief of the State of Texas.
What is the Texas National Guard?
400
This group must be assembled to decide if someone should be accused of committing a felony.
What is a grand jury?
400
The type of primary used in Texas.
What is an open primary?
400
The term that describes when parties grow more ideologically distant.
What is polarization?
400
These are the three types of lobbyists: in-house, contract, and...
What are public advocacy firm lobbyists?
500
The custom in which the Governor allows senators to veto an appointee if that person comes from the same district as the senator.
What is senatorial courtesy?
500
The Supreme Court case that led to serious prison reforms in Texas.
What is Ruiz v. Estelle?
500
The type of voter who is willing to vote for either party.
What is a swing voter?
500
The declaration of a party's values and the actions that it will take if elected.
What is a party platform?
500
The active refusal to obey certain laws as a sign of protest.
What is civil disobedience?
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