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Amelia Gomez
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The _____________ was a series of state laws and party rules that denied African Americans the right to vote in the Democratic
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The policy that is used to minimize the possibilities of minority candidates being elected by dividing minority communities and
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The numerous opportunities to vote in Texas leads to
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The acronym NAACP stands for which of the following
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If no candidate in the direct primary election receives a majority, the two top vote- getters must face each other in a
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The basic role of the Texas legislature is similar to that of _____ at the federal level.
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The legislature conducts _____ to ensure that agencies and bureaucrats are doing what they are charged by law.
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The _____ can confirm or reject the hundreds of appointees to state boards and commissions that administer public programs.
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Special sessions are called by the _____ and are limited to 30 days.
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_____ is/are done every ten years to reflect changing population patterns.
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A ____ is a group of lawmakers who review and hold public hearings on issues or bills that are assigned by the presiding officer
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The ______ Committee is a special procedural committee that schedules bills that already have been approved by other committees
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_____ can veto a bill that is passed by the legislature.
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In 2002, _____ took control over all the points of power in the statehouse: governor, Senate, and House of Representatives.
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The power of the Texas governor to reject certain parts of the general appropriations bill without killing the entire bill is
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The more professional a state legislature, the more likely it is to
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In 1964, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Reynolds v. Sims, held that state legislative districts had to be apportioned on the
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The presiding officer of the Texas House of Representatives is the
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The Texas Senate has traditionally allowed the _____ to appoint members of all standing committees without regard to seniority
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A procedure that allows a senator to speak against a bill for as long as he or she can stand and talk is a
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Media coverage of the legislature in Texas is
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Which of the following is NOT a legislative function in Texas?
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Representatives in the Texas House serve ____-year terms.
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The speaker of the Texas House of Representatives is elected by the
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If the governor of Texas does not sign or veto a bill by a certain deadline, it
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Which best describes the attentiveness of the Texas public towards its legislature?
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Which statement best characterizes the executive branch in Texas?
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The elective officer abolished by voters in 1995, whose duties were transferred to the comptroller’s office, was the
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Because heads of executive agencies are _____, they defend themselves as independent when facing confrontations with the
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Ann Richards and ___________ have been the only female governors of Texas.
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It is believed that one of the most important factors in future gubernatorial races will be
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_____ is the procedure by which the legislature can remove a governor or certain other public officials from office for
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An unwritten practice of the Texas Senate that permits a senator to block the confirmation of a gubernatorial appointee who
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Which of the following is NOT a judicial power of the governor?
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Which of the following is NOT a judicial power of the governor?
Group of answer choices the power to grant clemency thirty-day
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_____ provide heavy financial support for governors in their campaigns and generally expect support for their priorities in
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Because the Railroad Commission receives hefty campaign contributions from the oil and gas industry, it is sometimes accused of
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The _____ refers to the agencies of government and their employees responsible for carrying out policies and providing public
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Texas governors have tended to be all of the following EXCEPT
Group of answer choices highly educated. wealthy. Anglos. Catholic.
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The _____ must certify the budget before it becomes law.
Group of answer choices comptroller lieutenant governor attorney general
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Texas was placed among states with __________ interest-group systems.
Group of answer choices small large strong weak intricate
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Pluralism holds that significant numbers of diverse and competing _______________ serve to limit the power of any single group.
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The "Establishment" was consisted of all of the following EXCEPT
Group of answer choices lawyers oil company executives business
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Most ________ interest groups in Austin are concerned with protecting consumers and the environment from big business.
Group of
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Which of the following is NOT a labor union in Texas?
Group of answer choices the Gray Panthers the American Federation of State,
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True or False; Low-energy coastlines are commonly found in areas along eastern edges of continents?
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What type of feature of depositional coasts migrates slowly landward as sea level rises?
Group of answer choices Bay mouth bar
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What marks the submerged limit of rapid marine erosion?
Group of answer choices Sea cliffs Wave-cut platforms Sea caves Blowholes
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Barrier islands are ____.
Group of answer choices perpendicular but attached to the shore parallel but separate from land broad
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What is usually the highest point on a beach?
Group of answer choices Berm Berm crest Beach scarp Backshore Longshore bars
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What is usually the highest point on a beach?
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What feature marks the shoreward limit of marine erosion on a rocky coast?
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What feature marks the shoreward limit of marine erosion on a rocky coast?
Group of answer choices Wave-cut platforms Blowholes
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True or False; Coastal cells in southern California are smaller due to the location on an active, leading edge of a continent?
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True or False; Coastlines have not come into equilibrium with modern sea levels?
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Which of the following is a ring-shaped island of coral?
Group of answer choices Fringing reef Barrier reef Drumlin Mangrove
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What creates a moraine?
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What creates a moraine?
Group of answer choices Wave-dominated deltas Glaciers Long-shore drift Wave action Backwash
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