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NAME CLASS DATE<br />
CHAPTER<br />
24<br />
Section 2: Guided Reading and Review<br />
The Texas State Legislature<br />
A. As You Read<br />
As you read Section 2, write the answers to the questions on the lines provided.<br />
1. What formal qualifications does the State of Texas set out for membership in the State<br />
legislature? age, ______________________________________________________________________<br />
citizenship, residence<br />
________________________________________________________________________________<br />
________________________________________________________________________________<br />
2. What is the usual term for Texas State legislators? two ____________________________________<br />
or four years<br />
________________________________________________________________________________<br />
________________________________________________________________________________<br />
3. What are eight of the most important legislative powers of the Texas State legislature? ______<br />
________________________________________________________________________________<br />
tax, spend, borrow, police, establish courts, define crimes and provide for their punishment, regulate commercial<br />
________________________________________________________________________________<br />
activities, maintain public schools<br />
4. Name three nonlegislative functions of the Texas State legislature. executive: approve governor’s __________<br />
________________________________________________________________________________<br />
appointments; judicial: impeachment; constituent: constitution-making and amending<br />
________________________________________________________________________________<br />
5. How does the committee system in the Texas State legislature work? Laws are referred to _<br />
________________________________________________________________________________<br />
committees for recommendation to full houses, similar to Congress.<br />
________________________________________________________________________________<br />
6. From where do a large number of bills originate? ______________________________________<br />
a wide variety of public and private sources<br />
________________________________________________________________________________<br />
________________________________________________________________________________<br />
B. Reviewing Key Terms<br />
Define the following terms on the lines provided.<br />
7. constituent power constitution-making ________________________________________________________________<br />
power<br />
________________________________________________________________________________<br />
8. police power State’s ____________________________________________________________________<br />
power to protect and promote public health, safety, morals, and welfare<br />
________________________________________________________________________________<br />
9. referendum process ______________________________________________________________________<br />
by which a legislature sends bills to the electorate for approval<br />
________________________________________________________________________________<br />
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