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Title: Who is allowed to call a special session of the legislature?
Post by: tcromwell on Mar 16, 2018
Who is allowed to call a special session of the legislature?
 
  A) The governor B) The Speaker C) The lieutenant governor D) The majority leaders of the two chambers E) The governor in concert with the Speaker and lieutenant governor

 Q. 2

The annual salary of a member of the Texas legislature is
 
  A) 7,200.
  B) 30,336.
  C) 79,500.
  D) 95,291.
  E) 150,000.

 Q. 3

The Texas legislature typically meets in regular session
 
  A) once a year for 140 days. B) twice a year for 70 days each time. C) once every two years for 140 days. D) once every three years for 210 days. E) continuously every year.

 Q. 4

The first legislature of the State of Texas convened
 
  A) immediately after Texas declared independence from Mexico.
  B) immediately after Texas joined the United States.
  C) at the start of the Civil War.
  D) during Reconstruction.
  E) following the adoption of the Texas Constitution of 1876.

 Q. 5

The Texas sunset laws are used by the legislature as a way of guaranteeing that a given agency will continue to be around indefinitely.
 
  Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

 Q. 6

It is not uncommon for state regulatory agencies, to become captured.
 
  Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

 Q. 7

Due to the efforts of the Department of Insurance, Texas has one of the lowest homeowners' insurance rates in the country.
 
  Indicate whether this statement is true or false.


Title: Who is allowed to call a special session of the legislature?
Post by: bcspears on Mar 16, 2018
Ans. to #1

Answer: A

Ans. to #2

Answer: A

Ans. to #3

Answer: C

Ans. to #4

Answer: B

Ans. to #5

Answer: FALSE

Ans. to #6

Answer: TRUE

Ans. to #7

Answer: FALSE


Title: Who is allowed to call a special session of the legislature?
Post by: tcromwell on Mar 16, 2018
Thank you so much for the answer