Which of these would likely be a problem if the number of legislators in the Texas House were reduced?
a. Texas's physical size would require that legislators represent larger geographic areas.
b. As the population and geographic size of districts continued to grow, citizens would increasingly lose contact with their representatives.
c. People would protest such a change, as it would go against years of Texas tradition.
d. Citizens would object, as they prefer to represented by someone from a small enough geographic and population area to understand the needs of the people of the district.
e. All of these would likely be problems.
Question 2
If the Texas legislature were to have annual legislative sessions, which of these would not be likely to occur?
a. Legislators would have more time to familiarize themselves with legislation.
b. The need for special sessions, particularly when a crisis arises between regular sessions, would be eliminated.
c. Legislators would have more opportunity for legislative oversight of the state bureaucracy.
d. Legislators would be better able to engage in long-range planning of public policy.
e. There would be less need for career politicians and more opportunity for part-time legislators to take office.
