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TEXAS GOVERNMENT EXAM TWO

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An ----------- is an organization whose members share some common characteristic and seek to influence government to respond favorably to the group's needs.
interest group
The key difference between an interest group and a political party is: a party tries to -------- of government, but an interest group tries to --------- government.
gain control

influence
The interest group power linkage includes -----, -----, ------.
lobbyists, legislators, and bureaucrats.
--------: When an interest group communicates its position to a government decision-maker.
Lobbying
-------------: Working to help elect candidates favorable to an interest group. Example: publishing the voting record of a member of the Texas House of Representative who is seeking another term
Electioneering
-------- was the first segment of the American community to organize for collective political action.
Business
The ---------- --------------- -------------- ---------- is the oldest Hispanic interest group in Texas.
League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)
The ----------- ------------- is a special interest group that engages in political action primarily within the Republican Party.
Christian Coalition
The essence of representative government is the making of laws by a -------- ------- body.
popular elected
The ---- ----- ------------ is responsible for passing statutory laws.
Texas State Legislature
Most ---- --------- are middle age, Anglo, and male.
Texas Legislators
A member of the Texas State Legislature is most likely an -----.
attorney
The ---------- does not list literacy as a qualification for service in the Texas Legislature.
Constitution
------------: the drawing of a legislative district to benefit a particular political group.
Gerrymandering
The principal reason for the periodic redistricting of legislative bodies is to take into account shifts in ---------- ------------
population concentrations
------ --------: Refusal to confirm a gubernatorial appointee opposed by the senator from the district wherein the appointee resides.
Senatorial Courtesy
A member's -------- -------- would most likely affect his or her vote on an issue like casino gambling.
religious affiliation
Texas House of Representatives Members
150 Members
Texas House of Representatives Term
Two years
Texas House of Representatives Age
21
Texas House of Representatives Presiding Officer
Speaker of the House
The speaker of the Texas House of Representatives assigns bills and resolutions to the ------ ----------.
House committee
The Texas House of Representatives has the power to ---- judges and other officials.
impeach
A vacancy in the Texas House of Representatives arising because of retirement is filled by a ----- ------.
special election
A bill that originates in the Texas State House of Representatives is prefixed ----.
HB.
Texas Senate Members
31 Members
Texas Senate Term
Four years
Texas Senate Age
26
Texas Senate Presiding Officer
Lieutenant Governor
------- -------: each odd-numbered year for no more than 140 days.
Regular sessions
Before enactment, a proposed law is known as a ----.
bill
The first reading of a bill does not involve -----, -----, ------.
voting, discussion, or debate.
There are ------- formal readings in the Texas House and Senate lawmaking process.
three
When the language in a bill differs in the version passed in the two houses, the usual practice is to send the bill to a -------- --------- for adjustment of the differences.
conference committee
---------- in the Texas Senate features a senator speaking as long as he or she desires or can physically do so.
Filibustering
------- --------- sessions may only consider legislative topics included in the governor's call - which the governor may amend after the legislature meets.
Special legislative
The ------- --- ------ is the only principal state executive officer that is appointed.
secretary of state
The current governor is ---- ------
Greg Abbott
The ---- -------- has appointive, military, and law enforcement powers.
Texas governor
The governor of Texas takes an oath "to cause the laws to be ---------- ---------."
faithfully executed
A person must be at least --- ------ of age to serve as Texas governor.
30 years
----- ------- for the governor of Texas include allowances for staffing and maintaining a mansion in Austin.
Fringe benefits
In Texas, the governor's veto cannot be overridden if the legislature has -------.
adjourned
The only constitutional power the budget granted to the Texas governor is the ----.
Veto
When the governor addresses the legislature at the beginning of a session, the governor is exercising the --------------- granted by the constitution.
message power
Unless the US president has called the Texas National Guard into federal service, the governor is the ---------- -- --------- of the state's military armed forces.
commander-in-chief
If deemed necessary because of a situation that local authorities cannot handle, the governor of Texas will temporarily substitute military authority for civil authority by declaring ----- ----.
martial law.
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