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Question 1.
The two most important committees in the senate are the Appropriations Committee and the State Affairs Committee.


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Question 2.
The two-thirds rule in the House requires approval of at least two-thirds before a bill can be debated on the floor.

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Question 3.
The governor can exercise a line-item veto in appropriations bills.

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Question 4.
Texas has a pay-as-you-go government meaning that the legislature may borrow money to pay the state’s operating expenses.

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Question 5.
A tag allows an individual member of the house of representatives to postpone a committee hearing on any bill for at least forty-eight hours.


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Question 6.
The filibuster allows a senator to speak against a bill for as long as he or she can stand and talk.

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Question 7.
A division vote is a vote taken on the computerized voting boards but leaves no formal record once the boards are cleared.

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Question 8.
The Texas legislature meets every year.

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Question 9.
Texas legislators are paid $99,000 for every session.

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Question 10.
The man who really pushed for Texas to redistrict its congressional districts in 2003 was Tom DeLay.
   
 
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