TEXAS GOVERNMENT- CH 4

Since the end of World War II, Texas hadone female governor:

Ann Richards.

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 2015,________ took office as governor of Texas.

Greg Abbott

Which of the following states does NOT have a process for impeachment?

Oregon

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 state agencies.

Texas Register

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

a trial in the senate.

Which executive-level office serves as legal counsel to the governor, the legislature, and state agencies?

attorney general

The Texas governor gains strength from his or her ability to

be continually reelected.

Which executive-level officer promotes agricultural products and production?

commissioner of agriculture

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

having previously held elected office

In Texas, the lieutenant governor

is elected separately from the governor but succeeds the governor should the office be vacated.

If the office of governor is vacated in Texas, the order of succession is

lieutenant governor, president pro tempore, speaker of the house.

When a governor acts as head of his or her political party, he or she is fulfilling the role of

party chief.

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

plural executive system

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

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 or secretary of state