Unlike the federal budget, a budget passed by the Texas legislature :

Unlike the federal budget, a budget passed by the Texas legislature
 
  A) must pass both the house and Senate.
  B) requires a four-fifths vote to override a veto.
  C) authorizes spending for a two-year period.
  D) must go to the chief executive for approval.

 Q. 2

Jurists and scholars that believe changes in circumstances are irrelevant, and that the Constitution is limited in scope to what the framers envisioned, support a doctrine referred to as ______________________.
 
  A) living constitutionalism
  B) activism
  C) originalism
  D) broad constructionism
  E) territorialism

 Q. 3

A fiscal year in Texas begins on the 1st of
 
  A) July.
  B) January.
  C) September.
  D) October.

 Q. 4

All of the following are factors in how a judge may make a decision, except ________.
 
  A) legal rules and precedents
  B) changes in circumstances
  C) ideological attitudes
  D) public opinion
  E) financial contribution to the Supreme Court.

 Q. 5

Another name for the state's Economic Stabilization Fund is the
 
  A) general obligation fund.
  B) pork barrel fund.
  C) rainy day fund.
  D) general revenue fund.

 Q. 6

The legal procedure by which a current court stands by the decision of a previous court that has already settled the issue is referred to as __________________.
 
  A) amicus curiae
  B) habeas corpus
  C) certiorari
  D) stare decisis
  E) concurrence