Exam 3 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Bicameral | having a legislative assembly composed of two chambers or houses. |
Per Diem | daily payment to a public official engaged in state business. |
Regular Session | 140 day period, occurring only in odd numbered years, during which the Texas legislature meets to consider and pass bills. |
Biennial | idea that legislative service is a part-time job and belief that short sessions would limit the power of the legislature . |
Special Session | a legislative session called by the governor that addresses an agenda set by him or her that last no longer than 30 days. |
Special Bill | bill that gives an individual or corporation a special exemption from the state law. |
Concurrent Resolution | resolution of interest to both chambers of the legislature and which must pass both the House and Senate and generally be signed by the governor. |
Joint Resolution | commonly a proposed amendment to the Texas constitution or ratification of an amendment to the U.S constitution, that must pass both the House and Senate but does not requires the governors signature. |
Simple Resolution | concerns only the Texas House or Senate, such as the adoption of a rule or the appointment of an employee, and which does not require the governors signature. |
Constituent | person living in the district from which an official is elected |
Electoral Power | the legislatures mandated role in counting returns in the elections for governor and Lt. governor. This is accomplished during a joint session when it is organized for the regular session. |
Investigative Power | exercised by the House, Senate, or both chambers jointly, to investigate problems facing the state. |
Directive and Supervisory Power | legislatives power over the executive branch. |
Judicial Power | power of the House to impeach and of the Senate to convict members of the executive and judicial branches of state government. |
Pigeonholing | a bill is killed by the chair of the standing committee to which it was referred, as a result of his/her setting the bill aside and not bringing it before the committee. |
Post- Adjournment Veto | occurs after the legislature adjourns, thus preventing the legislative from overriding it. |
Line- Item Veto | power of the executive to veto specific provisions (lines) of an appropriations bill passed by the legislature. |
Recognition | power to control floor debate by recognizing who can speak before the House and Senate. |
One- Person, One- Vote | principle that all districts should have roughly equal populations. |
Appointment Power | power of the chief executive to appoint persons to office. |
Patronage | resources available to higher officials, usually opportunities to make political appointments to offices and to confer grants, licenses, or special favors to supporters. |
Senatorial Courtesy | practice whereby the governor seeks the indication that the senator from the candidates home supports the nomination. |
Plural Executive | power is fragmented because the election of statewide office holders is independent of the election of the governor. |
Bureaucracy | the complex structure of offices, tasks, rules, and principles of organization that are employed by all large- scale institutions to coordinate the work of their personnel. |
Pre- Session Bargaining | negotiations that let the governor and the Legislature leaders reach the necessary compromises prior to the start of the legislature session. |
Message Power | constitutional requirement, the governor must deliver a State of the State message as the beginning of each legislative session. |
Removal Power | governor may remove appointees for "Cause" wit 2/3rds of Senate approval. |
Planning Power | governor has planning powers over the issuance of federal grants. |
Baker vs. Carr | 1962, |
Reynold vs. Simms | 1964, "One Person, One Vote", |
Chubbing | opponents of a bill may attempt to delay action on the bill in an effort to run out the clock of the session. |
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