The following terms and concept should help give you a leg up on next week's final. It's not comprehensive - there will be more than this in the test - but if you are familiar with all of these you should be able to do well.
cities
The U.S. Senate
reserved powers
14th amendment
spending on education
spending on HHS
parties in the Texas legislature
special sessions
setting education policy
cuts in education spending
sources of education spending
education in the Texas Constitution
history of Texas budgetary process
debt in Texas
Legislative Budget Board
line item veto
rainy day fund
law enforcement jurisdiction
county level law enforcement
Justice of the Peace
petit juries
role of comptroller
capital of Mexican state
overriding vetoes
individualistic political culture
farmers alliance
strong mayor form of government
city managers
1866 constitution
number in Texas legislature
implementing voter registration
pay for legislators
new deal coalition
temporary party organization
county chairs and primary elections
Texas Bill of Rights
plea bargains
lobbyists
Holder v Shelby
interest groups and appointments
us Constitution – new states
us Constitution- republican form of government
economic stabilization fund
Texas bureaucracy
voter turnout in Texas
Governor’s responsibility at start of session
role of city councils
general purpose governments
govt based on the people
community college board
counties and cities in constitution
smith v allwright
conference committee
governors powers over bureaucracy
voter registration rules
administering elections
Texas’ political culture
positions of political parties
home rule cities
elections of sheriffs
length of sessions
fiscal notes
powers of a strong mayor
Andrew Jackson recognizes Texas
committee assignments
plurality rule for general elections
Texas Declaration of Independence
White Primary
police
which offices are term limited
council-manager
special districts
Texas plural executive – who is not elected?
moralistic culture
elected judiciary
Texas Ethics Commission
term length of Texas governor
number of Texas Constitutions
sheriff implement state laws
what candidates have to provide to TEC
shift from Dems to Reps
number of amendments to constitution
home rule movement
political positions
state board of education
appellate jurisdiction
governors influence on Texas judiciary
current Texas constitution
beginning of budgetary process
gerrymandering
Jacksonian Democracy
lawsuits to education cuts
length of Article 3
goals of political parties
purpose of bill of rights
purpose of voi dire
what is “criminal justice”
why a city manager?
what does the bureaucracy do?
need for balanced budget
turnout in special constitutional elections
function of a grand jury
purpose of a primary election
comptroller of pa submits statement
1861 constitution
administrative arm of the state
chief elections officer of the state
source of power of LG
role of SOS in elections
role of SBOE
what are the appellate courts?
Governor control of bureaucracy
definition of political culture
benefits of political contributions
cities not sovereign
general law cities
chief elections officer of counties
appointments to the Texas Ethics Commission
John Tower’s election
the governor’s appointment powers
judicial review
the army and the priesthood
governors office of budget plan…
what types of elections can Texas not hold?
benefits of council manager form of government
1824 constitution
what is legislature required to do?
