Legislature
Bill..Law..How
Who Votes?
Elections in Texas
Important Information for Students
100
Which of the following statements about Texas' legislators is correct? A. Texas legislators meet for 140 days every year. B. Texas legislators meet for 140 days every other year. C. Texas legislators meet for 180 days every year. D. Texas legislators meet for 180 days every other year.
B. Texas legislators meet for 140 days every other year.
100
What's it called when a senator attempts to delay a bill by an unlimited debate?
Filibuster
100
These are the most important demographic variables when it comes to being more likely to vote.
Highly educated High income Older in age
100
Megan stood in line for an hour waiting to vote. When it came her turn, she was turned away because she was a Republican. The line she was in was just for Democrats. What type of primary was she voting in?
Closed Primary
100
When is your next Americans Governing assignment due?
This coming Tuesday
200
What are the terms for office for members of the legislature? a. Texas senators are elected for four-year staggered terms and representatives are elected for two-year terms. b. Texas senators are elected for four-year staggered terms, as are representatives. c. Texas senators are elected for six-year staggered terms and representatives are elected for two-year terms. d. Texas senators are elected for two-year staggered terms and representatives are elected for four-year terms.
a. Texas senators are elected for four-year staggered terms and representatives are elected for two-year terms.
200
What's it called when a bill is eliminated from consideration by committee vote. It's when a bill is effectively killed at committee.
Pigeonholed
200
The legal qualifications for voting are...
Citizen of the US At least 18 years old Resident of the state
200
Two part questions: 1. This type of ballot is traditionally used in Texas. 2. This type of ballot makes voting straight-ticket more difficult.
1. Party Column Ballot 2. Office Block Ballot
200
What is your seminar instructor's email address?
answers will vary
300
The 2006 Supreme Court’s decision on Texas’s mid-decade redistricting contained all of the following except a. the court upheld most of the actions of the Texas legislature. b. stated that states could redistrict more than once a decade. c. declared that Texas’s partisan redistricting was unconstitutional. d. ruled that the new boundaries of the Twenty-third district discriminated against Latino voters.
c. declared that Texas’s partisan redistricting was unconstitutional.
300
What's that darn thing called that is typically placed early on the senate calendar and ends up never being considered by the full senate? It just messes things up.
Blocking Bill
300
The fact that individuals vote even though their votes rarely influence the result of an election
Participation Paradox
300
Richards is a popular Republican candidate and Michaels is a not so popular Republican candidate. Many Democrats are planning to go vote in the Republican primary in hopes of getting Michaels elected. What is that practice called?
Crossover voting
300
What is the last day to drop a class?
November 2nd
400
The “one person, one vote” principle for state legislatures was established in which of the following cases? a. Westberry v. Sanders b. Kilgarlin v. Martin c. Baker v. Carr d. Reynolds v. Sims
d. Reynolds v. Sims
400
I just love to mark things up, write all over papers, and edit them up. Change everything! I love that power! Where do you think I work when it comes how a bill becomes a law?
Committees/Subcommittees AKA "Little Legislators"
400
Proportional OR Plurality? (Which system would have higher turnout and why?)
Proportional because votes are not waisted.
400
Serve as the vehicle through which interest groups collect money and then contribute it to the political candidates.
Political Action Committees (PACs)
400
What is the date for voting? Regular voting, not early voting.
November 6th
500
Which of the following is not correct about the Texas Lieutenant governor? a. If the office becomes vacant, the Senate elects one of its members to serve as lieutenant governor until the next regular election. b. Senators have adopted rules that grant the lieutenant governor extensive legislative, organizational, procedural, administrative, and planning authority. c. The lieutenant governor is elected to a term of four years. d. Compared to states that also have a lieutenant governor with hybrid executive-legislative functions, Texas’s has less actual powers.
d. Compared to states that also have a lieutenant governor with hybrid executive-legislative functions, Texas’s has less actual powers.
500
So tell me the legend of the "Father's Day Massacre". Ooohh, that sounds scary.
It was when Gov. Rick Perry vetoed ~80 bills when the legislature had just adjourned so that he could show power and intimidation.
500
We no pull for jury duty from the county's list of people who have a Driver's License, where did we use to pull from and why don't we use that system anymore?
From list of registered voters Don't do that anymore because it discouraged people from registering to vote in order to avoid jury duty.
500
These are funds spend by political parties on behalf of political candidates.
Soft Money
500
What is the date when freshmen students can register for Spring?
November 16th
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