Assignment #7: Texas Governor and the Executive Department
The annual salary of the Texas Governor is approximately
150,000
In the history of Texas, the only other female governor other than Miriam Ferguson was
Ann Richards.
Elections for Texas Governor are held in the same year as presidential elections.
False
George W. Bush was the first Republican governor of Texas since Reconstruction.
False
The Texas Governor's salary is the highest of any governor in the country.
False
The Texas governor has strong powers for granting clemency.
False
______ is the only Texas governor to be both impeached and convicted.
James Ferguson
Which of the following is the best example of the Texas governor's military powers?
The governor can declare martial law during a natural disaster.
Which of the following is the best example of the Texas governor's exercise of senatorial courtesy?
The governor will not appoint someone to office unless that appointee's state senator agrees.
For a Texas governor, what is the benefit of a post-adjournment veto?
The legislature is prevented from overriding it.
When the Governor of Texas dies, resigns, or is removed from office by impeachment and conviction, the lieutenant Governor becomes Governor.
True
When the Texas governor strikes out particular spending provisions in an appropriations bill, it is called
a line-item veto.
The length of the Texas Governor's term is ____ years.
four
The Texas State Board of Education is responsible for all of the following EXCEPT
funding public school districts.
What is the ultimate check on the governor?
impeachment
In Texas, why are gubernatorial elections held in off years?
so that gubernatorial elections will not be influenced by a presidential election
What is the Texas governor's greatest judicial power?
the power to appoint judges to vacancies in the courts
In Texas, which officer in the plural executive is not elected by voters?
the secretary of state
How many female governors has Texas had?
two
The comptroller of public accounts directs the collection of taxes for the state of Texas.
True
The governor has the ability to declare martial law in Texas.
True
The governor of Texas has
few formal powers, so the office is one of the weakest chief executives in the United States.
Why did the Texas constitution establish a plural executive?
There was suspicion of a strong chief executive.
The chief lawyer for Texas is the
attorney general
In Texas, if a sitting governor is unable to hold office due to impeachment and conviction, resignation, or death, who becomes governor?
the lieutenant governor
