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governing texas ch 8

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the power of the executive to veto specific provisions (lines) of an appropriations bill passed by the legislature line-item veto
the formal charge by the House of Representatives that leads to a trial in the Senate and the possible removal of a state official impeachment
the power of the chief executive, whether the president of the United States or the governor of a state, to __________ persons to office appointment
the resources available to higher officials, usually opportunities to make political appointments to offices and to confer grants, licenses, or special favors to supporters patronage
in Texas, the practice whereby the governor seeks the indication that the senator from the candidate’s home district supports the nomination senatorial courtesy
the state budget prepared and submitted by the governor to the legislature, which indicates the governor’s spending priorities. The executive budget is overshadowed in terms of importance by the legislative budget executive budget
the state budget that is prepared and submitted by the Legislative Budget Board (LBB) and that is fully considered by the House and Senate legislative budget
the governor’s power to turn down legislation; can be overridden by a two-thirds vote of both the House and Senate veto
a veto of a bill that occurs after the legislature adjourns, thus preventing the legislature from overriding it post-adjournment veto
a legislative session called by the governor that addresses an agenda set by him or her and that lasts no longer than 30 day special session
an executive branch in which power is fragmented because the election of statewide officeholders is independent of the election of the governor plural executive
the second-highest elected official in the state and president of the state Senate lieutenant governor
elected state official who serves as the state’s chief civil lawyer attorney general
elected state official who is the manager of most publicly owned lands land commissioner
elected state official who is primarily responsible for enforcing agricultural laws agriculture commissioner
elected state official who directs the collection of taxes and other revenues and estimates revenues for the budgeting process comptroller
state official, appointed by the governor, whose primary responsibility is administering elections secretary of state
he complex structure of offices, tasks, rules, and principles of organization that are employed by all large-scale institutions to coordinate the work of their personnel bureaucracy
a commission created in 1977 for the purpose of reviewing the effectiveness of state agencies Sunset Advisory Commission (SAC)
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