If There Is a Budget Deficit During the Biennium, Money

question 5

Multiple Choice

If there is a budget deficit during the biennium, money can be used from the Economic Stabilization Fund

• A) at the request of the comptroller of public accounts and with the approval of the governor.
• B) only once every ten years.
• C) with the approval of three-fifths of the members of both the Texas House and Texas Senate.
• D) with the approval of the state treasurer and the governor.

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Definitions:

Insanity Defense

A legal defense that a defendant was unable to distinguish right from wrong or was incapable of forming the intent to commit a crime due to a severe mental illness.

M'Naghten Rule

A legal principle that defines the insanity defense by assessing whether a defendant can understand the difference between right and wrong at the time of the crime.

Insanity Defense

A legal defense strategy where the defendant claims they were unable to understand the nature or wrongness of their actions due to mental illness at the time of the crime.

M'Naghten Rule

A legal principle defining the insanity defense by assessing if a defendant was incapable of understanding the wrongness of their action due to a mental disorder at the time of the crime.