POS-3182: Chapter 6 Final Exam
Questions with Solved Solutions 2025-
2026 Updated.
How large is Florida's House of Representatives? Its Senate? - Answer 120 member House of
Representatives and 40 member Senate
What are the five primary functions of our state legislature? - Answer 1) To pass laws
2) pass budget
3) respond to constituent complaints and requests.
4) hold oversight hearings to ensure that the appropriated money is spent
5) concurrent resolutions
Approximately how many bills does Florida's Legislature pass each session? - Answer 380 bills
Why do some legislators introduce bills that they know have no chance of passing? - Answer
mainly as a favor to a constituent or an interest group, or to get a headline in a newspaper.
What do passed laws become a part of? - Answer Florida Statutes
What is a resolution? What are the three types of resolutions and what do they do? - Answer
A bill that is not subject to action by the governor
1) House or Senate
2) Concurrent
3) Joint
What is the single most important function of the legislature? - Answer Passing an annual
appropriations bill is perhaps the single most important function of the legislature.
What is the type of measure that the legislature must pass to fund state government? - Answer
No state monies
, How are legislative vacancies filled? - Answer the vacancy is filled in special elections
What are the constitutional qualifications for a state House or Senate member? - Answer 21
years of age or older, a resident of Florida for two years prior to election, and a resident of the
district from which elected.
What is the length of term of office for state House members? State Senators? - Answer 2-year
terms for house members.
4-years for senate
How often are House members elected and when? How often and how many Senate members
are elected? - Answer Legislative elections are held in even numbered years for all House
members (two year terms) and one half of Senate members (four year terms).
When does the Legislature meet every year and how long is the regular session? - Answer
Most years, the legislature officially convenes for its annual regular session in March for a
constitutionally limited 60 days.
Who may call a special session of the Florida Legislature? How often are they called? For what
purpose(s)? - Answer Called either by the governor or jointly by the President of the Senate
and Speaker of the House.
Special sessions are generally called when the state faces some financial or legal emergency or
when an important issue that needs to be resolved was not adequately addressed during the
regular session.
What are reapportionment and redistricting? - Answer reapportionment: When the new
Census numbers are available
The actual drawing of the lines is known as redistricting.
What is gerrymandering? - Answer When legislators draw districts for political advantage
Questions with Solved Solutions 2025-
2026 Updated.
How large is Florida's House of Representatives? Its Senate? - Answer 120 member House of
Representatives and 40 member Senate
What are the five primary functions of our state legislature? - Answer 1) To pass laws
2) pass budget
3) respond to constituent complaints and requests.
4) hold oversight hearings to ensure that the appropriated money is spent
5) concurrent resolutions
Approximately how many bills does Florida's Legislature pass each session? - Answer 380 bills
Why do some legislators introduce bills that they know have no chance of passing? - Answer
mainly as a favor to a constituent or an interest group, or to get a headline in a newspaper.
What do passed laws become a part of? - Answer Florida Statutes
What is a resolution? What are the three types of resolutions and what do they do? - Answer
A bill that is not subject to action by the governor
1) House or Senate
2) Concurrent
3) Joint
What is the single most important function of the legislature? - Answer Passing an annual
appropriations bill is perhaps the single most important function of the legislature.
What is the type of measure that the legislature must pass to fund state government? - Answer
No state monies
, How are legislative vacancies filled? - Answer the vacancy is filled in special elections
What are the constitutional qualifications for a state House or Senate member? - Answer 21
years of age or older, a resident of Florida for two years prior to election, and a resident of the
district from which elected.
What is the length of term of office for state House members? State Senators? - Answer 2-year
terms for house members.
4-years for senate
How often are House members elected and when? How often and how many Senate members
are elected? - Answer Legislative elections are held in even numbered years for all House
members (two year terms) and one half of Senate members (four year terms).
When does the Legislature meet every year and how long is the regular session? - Answer
Most years, the legislature officially convenes for its annual regular session in March for a
constitutionally limited 60 days.
Who may call a special session of the Florida Legislature? How often are they called? For what
purpose(s)? - Answer Called either by the governor or jointly by the President of the Senate
and Speaker of the House.
Special sessions are generally called when the state faces some financial or legal emergency or
when an important issue that needs to be resolved was not adequately addressed during the
regular session.
What are reapportionment and redistricting? - Answer reapportionment: When the new
Census numbers are available
The actual drawing of the lines is known as redistricting.
What is gerrymandering? - Answer When legislators draw districts for political advantage
