Test II Extra Credit

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  1. 3. the process of redrawing election districts and redistributing legislative representatives in the Texas House, Texas Senate, and U.S. House; this usually happens every 10 years to reflect shifts in population or in response to legal challenges in existing districts
  2. 4. the first step in the legislative process, during which a member of the legislature drafts a bill and files a copy of it with the clerk of the House or secretary of the Senate
  3. 5. the Confederate States of America, those southern states that seceded from the United States in late 1860 and 1861 and argued that the power of the states was more important than the power of the central government
  4. 6. 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
  5. 8. a militant farmers’ movement of the late nineteenth century that fought for improved conditions for farmers
  6. 10. powers to act in a particular area are exclusively granted by the Constitution to the national government and cannot be interfered with by the states
  7. 12. having a legislative assembly composed of two chambers or houses
  8. 15. the resources available to higher officials, usually opportunities to make political appointments to offices and to confer grants, licenses, or special favors to supporters
  9. 17. under the Texas Constitution, the formal charge by the House of Representatives that leads to trial in the Senate and possible removal of a state official
  10. 18. possessing supreme political authority within a geographic area
  11. 20. the process by which people move from rural to urban areas
  12. 22. a system of government in which power is divided between a central government and regional governments
  13. 23. according to James Madison, the concentration of power in any one branch of government
  14. 24. a tactic used by members of the Senate to prevent action on legislation they oppose by continuously holding the floor and speaking until the majority backs down. Once given the floor, senators have unlimited time to speak as long as they follow Senate rules, and it requires a vote of three-fifths of the Senate to end a filibuster
Down
  1. 1. possessing supreme political authority within a geographic area
  2. 2. a step in the legislative process during which a bill is killed by the chair of the standing committee to which it was referred, as a result of his or her setting the bill aside and not bringing it before the committee
  3. 7. comprising one body or house, as in a one-house legislature
  4. 9. a person who is represented by an elected official
  5. 11. the power to control floor debate by recognizing who can speak before the House and Senate
  6. 13. the legal structure of a government, which establishes its power and authority as well as the limits on that power
  7. 14. elected state official who directs the collection of taxes and other revenues and estimates revenues for the budgeting process
  8. 16. according to the Texas Constitution, the governor’s power to turn down legislation; can be overridden by a two-thirds vote of both the House and Senate
  9. 19. a proposed law that has been sponsored by a member of the legislature and submitted to the clerk of the House or Senate
  10. 21. occurring every two years