Difference between sheriff and constable?

● Sheriff is chief on county

● Constable is generally for judicial function, tend to stay out of the criminal side

What is the difference between arbitration and mediation?

● Arbitration
● Mediation

What is the difference between development and redistributive policy?

● Developmental is geographical bound (bridge)
● Redistritives (take from the haves to give to the have nots, geographically dispersed)

What is the difference between rule city people and general law city?
● Less than 5000 is general law city
● More than 5000 is a home rule city

What is ALEC?
● American Legislative Exchange Council
● Conservative business-minded people started a lobbying group
● Writes bills and legislation for legislators to introduce
● Legislators with low policy capacity will more likely use ALEC bills0
Tort reform
● Changing rules to sue frivolous laws
● Medical only 250 million

Line item veto

● ⅔ vote between both houses

Comptroller certifies we have this much money

State board of educatin is divided into 15 distircts

Every county has 1-8 justices of peace

Impeach governor: simple majority of House will move those charges to Senate, senate coducts
a tiral and ⅔ vote will impeach

Judges are beholden to some political pressures

Budgetary process is dual budget

● Governor office submits one (signals where the governor’s priorities)
● Legislative submits one
○ House votes
○ Senate votes
 ● Compares

Medical malpractice

Capital appreciation bonds: usually used for schools, borrow money, build school, end of time,
pay back bond plus all of interest (usually a problem long term)

City controller: election and like the city manager, and a member of the council

All 6 members of plural executive + secretary of state

Knowing the secretary of state is the only unelected

Attorny, commission, comptroller have different
Lieutenant gov: Dan Patrick

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