Chapter 4 Federal Government
The governor of Texas's salary is ________ per year.
150,000
Which executive-level office serves as legal counsel to the governor, the legislature, and state agencies?
?Attorney general?
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?
The largest expenditure of state funds is for
?personnel?
Most of the work of the attorney general involves ________ rather than ________.
Civil law; criminal law
Which executive-level officer promotes agricultural products and production?
Commissioner of agriculture
What office was created under the 1836 constitution to administer state-owned land?
General land office
Which former governor was President George H. W. Bush's chief of staff?
John Sununu
Why is the Texas governor's power exceptionally weak as compared to that of the governors of some other states?
Plural executive system
Who was the first Texas governor to be elected to three consecutive four-year terms?
Rick Perry
A former governor would be most likely to hold which of the following jobs?
business executive
When a governor takes action to respond to a natural disaster in the state, he or she is fulfilling the role of
crisis manager
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
In Texas, the state budget is submitted by
governor
According to Map 4.1, about what proportion of states had a woman governor at one point?
more than half
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
Unlike most other statewide governing offices, what governing body has varied greatly in form and structure over the years?
state board of education
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 most states, the legislature can override the governor's veto with a ________ vote in each house
two-thirds
