In its capacity as the state's fundamental law, the Texas Constitution
A) spells out the size and salary of the legislature.
B) establishes the state's government, defines governing powers, and imposes limitations.
C) determines the property tax rate.
D) provides for revision once in each generation.
B
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President Reagan administration's supply-side policies resulted in a 5 percent and 10 percent cuts in personal income taxes
A. True B. False
All but which one of the following was an important goal of those drafting the Constitution of 1876?
a. Strengthening local governments b. Allowing the governor to appoint judges to curb abuses c. Restraining the Executive Branch d. Reducing the power of the legislature e. All of the above were goals of the drafters of the 1876 constitution.
When a bill is passed in both the Senate and the House of Representatives, it is in the ________ stage of the policy making process
A) agenda building B) policy formulation C) policy adoption D) policy approval E) policy implementation
In 1974, the draft constitution prepared by the constitutional revision commission
A) was passed by the state legislature at the constitutional revision convention. B) fell three votes short of passage at the constitutional convention. C) dissolved state government until a new constitution was written. D) proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution.