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ch.23 gov
Question | Answer |
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The Texas governorship is a weak office in terms of formal and constitutional power. | a. yes |
When the governor is playing the roles of chief legislator and ceremonial leader, he/she is exercising ________ power. | d. informal |
In order for the governor to be effective in office, he/she must | c. rely on the informal power of persuasion. |
In order to be elected governor, you must be at least ________ years of age. | d. 30 |
Which of the following is the profile of most Texas governors? | a. white male who has held previous office |
The pay of the Texas governor is ________ most other governors in America. | b. higher than |
In Texas, the governor and lieutenant governor | d. are elected separately. |
Which of the following offices is next in line of succession behind the governor? | c. lieutenant governor |
Which of the following accurately describes the technical aspect of the impeachment process? | a. It is a judicial process. |
Which of the following describes the impeachment process? | a. The House files impeachment charges, and the Senate conducts the trial |
The Texas governor has term limits | b. no |
The governor of Texas can serve | d. an unlimited number of four-year terms. |
The majority of governors in other states can serve | b. two four-year terms. |
What is the impact of the Texas governor not having term limits? | c. It can increase his/her power and influence. |
Which state does NOT have a procedure for removing governors by the process of impeachment? | b. Oregon |
A plural executive structure | c. gives the governor less control over state agencies. |
All of the following make it difficult for the governor to control the state bureaucracy EXCEPT | d. the governor’s term limits. |
The governor needs the approval of the Texas Senate to fire a board or commission member. | a. yes |
What is the impact of senatorial courtesy on the power of the governor? | c. It gives the governor less control over the state bureaucracy. |
When the governor makes appointments to any board or commission, ________ must approve. | d. None of these answers is correct. |
Who is responsible for submitting the formal budget proposal to the state legislature? | c. the Legislative Budget Board |
How does the Texas governor’s budgetary power compare to that of most other state governors? | d. Most governors submit a budget to their respective legislatures. |
Which of the following is true about the governor’s line-item veto power? | c. A line-item veto is rarely overridden. |
The only area where the Texas governor has direct influence on budget decisions is the line-item veto. | a. yes |
The governor of Texas has neither ________ veto nor ________ veto powers. | b. partial; pocket |
When the Texas legislature is in session, the governor has ________ days to sign or veto a bill | a. 10 |
When the Texas legislature is out of session, the governor has ________ days to sign or veto a bill. | b. 20 |
If the legislature is out of session, what happens to a bill if the governor neither signs nor vetoes the bill after 20 days? | c. The bill becomes law. |
The governor of Texas has pocket-veto power. | b. no |
Which of the following is true about the governor’s pardon power? | d. The governor can only issue pardons after a recommendation by the state Pardons and Paroles Board. |
The governor can grant one ________ stay of execution to a death row inmate | c. 30-day |
Recent governors have | b. exerted less control over their state parties. |
The governor of Texas operates under a ________ executive structure | a. plural |
The Texas attorney general deals | c. mostly with civil matters. |
Who is the chief tax collector in the state of Texas? | d. comptroller of public accounts |
Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of the Texas comptroller of public accounts? | a. developing budgets |
Which of the following officials is responsible for the oversight of state-owned lands and veterans programs? | a. commissioner of the General Land Office |
Which of the following is responsible for the regulation of the state’s oil and natural gas industry? | b. state treasurer |
Which of the following officials is the state’s chief legal counsel? | c. attorney general |
Which of the following is NOT an elected official? | b. commissioner for Health and Human Services |
Of the three basic kinds of state agencies in Texas, which is the most numerous? | d. those headed by multimember-appointed boards and commissions |
The sunset review process has | a. eliminated a few government agencies. |
Looking at all the states, what is the most common term limit for governors? | b. two four-year terms |
The Texas governor makes roughly ________ appointments to various boards and commissions. | c. 2,800 |