Of the following, which is not a reason that special sessions are unpopular with citizens and legislators?
a. Legislators may be forced to take time away from their main occupation.
b. They are expensive.
c. House members and senators have to leave their families and go to Austin.
d. Legislators do not want to reconsider legislation that was defeated in a regular session.
e. They can only be called by the governor.
Q. 2Political scientists often measure party competition in the states using which of the following?
a. Ranney Index
b. Tripartite Index
c. Internecine Party Index
d. Epstein Index
Q. 3The Texas Ethics Commission is constitutionally empowered to establish __________ for legislators.
a. salary
b. term limits
c. amounts legislators can earn in outside income
d. per diem rates
e. the number of bills they can introduce
Q. 4In 2010, ____________ gained more than 700 legislative seats in the mid-term elections.
a. Republicans
b. Democrats
c. third-party candidates
d. incumbents
Q. 5Restrictions on the number of times a politician can be elected to an office are known as
a. reapportionment.
b. term limits.
c. turnover.
d. staggering.
e. lame duck.
Q. 6Between 1950 and 2000, legislative seats across the states
a. were almost evenly split between Democrats and Republicans.
b. were held by a majority of Democrats.
c. started with a majority of Republicans, but gradually shifted to a majority of Democrats.
d. were held by a clear majority of Republicans.
Q. 7On average, winners in Texas Senate races raised ______ campaign contributions than losers.
a. significantly more
b. a little more
c. neither more nor less
d. a little less
e. significantly less
Q. 8Which federal law passed by Congress in 2002 banning state parties from using soft money contributions for federal election activities has influenced state campaign finance laws?
a. Large Contribution Limitation Act
b. Soft Money Regulation Act
c. Citizens Against Corruption Act
d. Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act
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