The legislature's two top leaders, the assembly speaker and the senate president pro tem, negotiate with the governor over the terms of the budget as well as the language in important bills. Together, these leaders (the speaker, president pro tem, and governor) are known as the "Big Three."
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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How did the Civil War and Reconstruction influence the content and political philosophy found in the Texas Constitution of 1876?
A. The framers wanted a governor with broad, extensive powers who could maintain control over a large state. B. The framers wanted to create a constitution that used increased taxation to fund the state government. C. The framers were trying to restore economic stability and return government control to the people. D. The framers modeled the state constitution on the highly centralized structure of the former Confederate constitution.
Bicameral legislatures contain two separate parts, known as
A. chambers. B. parliaments. C. houses. D. bodies. E. departments.
The Institute of Texan Cultures identifies how many ethnic groups in Texas?
A) Four B) Five C) Nine D) Seventeen E) Twenty-seven
One reason the NAACP's strategy of using the courts to further black civil rights worked was that it
A) avoided focusing on the clearest abuses. B) presented broad economic demands to whites. C) avoided direct confrontation with a conservative Supreme Court. D) did not require a broad political alliance. E) avoided the complications that often surround appellate processes.