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Bicameral legislature

A legislature that is divided into two houses.

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Legislative immunity

Members of the legislature will not be arrested for what is said during debates.

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Citizen legislature

A type of legislature that attempts to limit the role of a state representative to a part-time role.

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Professional legislature

A type of legislature where legislators have a full-time workload that limits outside employment.

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Turnover

The term used to describe when incumbents leave office from an election defeat, retirement, or term limits.

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Gerrymandering

Politicians redrawing a district in an odd shape to try to better their odds in an election.

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Standing committees

The most important committees in the Texas Legislature.

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Joint resolution

A type of resolution that proposes amendments to the Texas Constitution.

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Incumbent advantage

The advantage ensured to incumbents in the post-2020 redistricting of Texas legislative districts.

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Killer amendment

Adding wording to a bill that will make the bill less likely to pass a vote.

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Unlimited Debate

A long-standing tradition in the U.S. Senate and state senates allowing for extended discussions to potentially block or kill a bill.

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Equal Protection Clause

Clause in the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution establishing the principle of "one person, one vote."

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Gerrymandering

Redrawing a district in an irregular shape to benefit a political party.

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Citizen Legislature

A type of state legislature where members are not professional politicians.

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Plural Executive

System where administrative powers are shared among officials independent of the governor.

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Madisonian Model

A government system designed to prevent the concentration of power by dividing it among different branches.

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Weak Executive, Strong Legislature

Institutional design concept historically followed in Texas, emphasizing a less powerful governor and a more influential legislature.

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Agenda Setting

The power of the Texas governor to influence which policies the legislature will address.

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Diffused Political Power

Preference in Texas for spreading political power among institutions rather than concentrating it in one office or branch.

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Crisis Manager

Role of the governor in coordinating resources and making policy decisions during emergencies.

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Line-item veto

The power of the governor to reject specific lines in an appropriations bill while approving the rest.

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Line-item veto

Only applicable to appropriations bills within the budget process.

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Political ambition ladder

The process where a political figure gains contacts and allies as they move up through different offices.