The lieutenant governor and speaker are joint chairs of the Legislative Budget Board, the Texas Legislative Council, and the Legislative Audit Committee

What does the Lilly Ledbetter Act do?

a. requires businesses to make their properties accessible to people in wheelchairs b. eliminates all vestiges of Jim Crow and prevents new Jim Crow policies c. makes it a federal crime to fire someone for being gay – d. makes it easier for someone to sue over gender-based pay discrimination

Which of the following formed the Republican Party?

A) devoted followers of Andrew Jackson B) Whigs, Free-Soilers, and antislavery Democrats who opposed the expansion of slavery C) elements who detested Andrew Jackson D) followers of William Jennings Bryan and the "free silver" movement E) teachers and preachers