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The process of developing a legislative body into a formally structured system is called:

foundationalization.societalization.organizationalization.institutionalization.

Regular sessions of the Texas state legislature are limited to 140 days every:

three years.yearfour yearstwo years

In 1972, a three-judge federal court ruled that multimember districts in Dallas and Bexar counties were:

unconstitutional.too large.constitutional.of a "bizarre" shape.

In 2001 huge redistricting victories were achieved by:

Republicans.Greens. Democrats.Libertarians.

The Speaker in the Texas House of Representatives appoints a:

president pro tempore.lieutenant governor. majority leader.speaker pro tempore.

The presiding officer in the state senate is the:

Lieutenant Governor.Speaker pro tempore.Majority Leader. Governor.

The procedural committee that schedules bills that have already been approved by committees for floor debate in the Texas House of Representatives is called the:

Rules and Resolutions Committee.Calendars Committee.Appropriations Committee. State Affairs Committee.

In the house, the committee that takes the lead in drafting state budgets is the:

State Affairs Committee.Appropriations Committee. Calendars Committee.Rules and Resolutions Committee.

The longest serving lieutenant governor was

David DewhurstTom CraddickBill Hobby

The issue that most divided the legislature in the 2003 session and led to more partisan fighting was

redistricting.educationtaxesnone of the above

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