Texas GOVT 2306 Chapter Four
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
What office was created under the 1836 constitution to administer state-owned land?
General Land Office
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.
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 advisors?
John Connally
What former governor was President George H. W. Bush's chief of staff?
John Sununu
Which state pays its governor the lowest salary?
Maine
Who was the first Texas governor to be elected to three consecutive four-year terms?
Rick Perry
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 SOS 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 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 of the following informal qualifications for governor is nearly universal in Texas?
having previously held elected office
Why is the Texas governor's power exceptionally weak as compared to that of the governors of some other states?
plural executive structure
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 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
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
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.