POLS 2312 1st Edition Exam 3 Study Guide Study Guide Pols Sci 2312 State Local Government Test 3 Chapter 7 The Legislature Legislative Framework Election and Terms of Office Sessions Districting State Legislative Districts U S Congressional Districts Legislators Qualifications and Characteristics Compensation Legislative Organization Presiding officers Committee system Legislative caucus system Powers and immunities Procedure Influences within the legislative environment The governor Judges the Attorney General and the Comptroller of Public Accounts Lobbyists Research Organizations The Media Chapter 8 The Executive Overview of the Governorship Gubernatorial Politics Money Matters Election Compensation and Benefits Succession Removal from Office Staf Informal Powers of the Governor Executive powers of the Governor Appointive power Removal Power Military Power Law enforcement Power Budgetary Power Executive Orders and Proclamations Economic Development Legislative Powers of the Governor Message Power Bill signing Power Veto Power Special Sessions Power Judicial Powers of the Governor Appointment and Removal of Judges and Justices Acts of Executive Clemency The Plural Executive The Lieutenant Governor The attorney General The Comptroller of Public Accounts The Com missioner of the General Land Office The Commissioner of Agriculture The Secretary of State Chapter 10 Law Courts and Justice State Law in Texas Sources of Law Code Revision Courts Judges Lawyers and Juries Trial and Appellate Courts Disciplining and Removing Judges and Justices Lawyers Juries Judicial Procedures Civil Justice System Criminal Justice System Correction and Rehabilitation The Texas Department of Criminal Justice Local Government Jails Private Prisons Juvenile Justice Problems and Reforms Implications for Public Policy Coping with Crowded Dockets Technology Exoneration Issues Racial and Ethnic Diversity Look at the outline of state courts on page 392 Cases Atkins v Virginia Baze v Rees Roper v Simmons Numbers of Legislative branch members and Texas members in the US House Issues with Innocence Project www innocenceproject org