Chapter 4 - GOVT 2

The governor of texas's salary is ________ per year

$150,000

Prior to the election of George W. Bush to the presidency, when was the last time a Texas governor had gone on to higher elected office?

1941

In most instances, the adoption of articles of impeachment results in

A trial in the senate

Since the end of world war II, Texas had one female governor:

Ann Richards

Which of the following defines tenure of office?

Both the ability of elected officials to succeed themselves and the term length

By recommending policy initiatives to state legislators and coordinating with state agencies that administer programs and implement policies, the governor is demonstrating his or her role as

Chief legislator

Most of the work of the attorney general involves ________ rather than ________.

Civil law; criminal law

The voters of Wisconsin voted to not recall governor walker in 2011 because they

Did not like the idea of using a recall to remove a governor

Which state government sector has the largest number of employees?

Education

What office was created under the 1836 constitution to administer state-owned land?

General land office

Why is it very difficult to hold a specific person in Texas government responsible for anything?

Government is fragmented and policy responsibility is divided

In 2014, ____________ was elected governor of Texas.

Greg abbott

Which of the following informal qualifications for governor is nearly universal in Texas?

Having previously held elected office

The line-item veto

Is a key power of the texas governor.

Which of the following best describes the effect the expansion of a governor's ability to appoint and remove agency heads would have on executive authority?

It would increase executive authority

What former governor was president George H. W. Bush's chief of staff?

John Sununu

In Texas the trend in recent years has been to expand the staff of the governor's office. Who was the first Texas governor to use a professional staff of advisers?

John connally

Which state pays its governor the highest salary?

New York

The largest expenditure of state funds is for

Personnel

Why is the Texas governor's power exceptionally weak as compared to that of the governors of some other states?

Plural executive system

Which of the following is not among the formal qualifications for the office of governor in Texas?

Registered voter

What is currently the Texas railroad commission's primary function?

Regulation of the oil and gas industry

The sunset advisory commission

Reviews most state agencies every 12 years.

Who was the first Texas governor to be elected to three consecutive four-year terms?

Rick Perry

(p. 108) The chief record keeper and election official for the state of texas is the

Secretary of state

In the process known as ________, the governor must clear his or her appointments with the state senator from the appointee's home district.

Senatorial courtesy

Unlike most other statewide governing offices, what governing body has varied greatly in form and structure over the years?

State board of education

What tool is used to forecast state economic growth, keep track of business cycles, and generally provide information on the health of the economy of Texas?

State of Texas econometric model

The secretary of state publishes the ________, which is the source of official notices or rules, meetings, executive orders, and opinions of the attorney general that are required to be filed by

Texas register

Which office created in 1876 functions as the chief fiscal and revenue forecasting office and is responsible for investing state funds?

The comptroller of public accounts

In states without a lieutenant governor, who is usually next in succession to the governor's office?

The leader of the state senate

In Texas, the state budget is submitted by

The legislative budget board.

In a large majority of the states, the legislature can override the governor's veto with a ______ vote in each house

Two-thirds

The Texas legislature can override the governor's general veto with a ______ vote in each house.

Two-thirds

The Texas legislature can override the governor's line-item veto with a ______ vote in each house.

Two-thirds

The power of the Texas governor to remove government officials is

Very weak.

The office of lieutenant governor is different from the office of the vice president in that

When governors leave their states, lieutenant governors become acting governors.