Tx Govt Test Review Chapter 4

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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

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

Having previously held elected office

Which former governor was President George H. W. Bush's chief of staff?

John Sununu

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

Oregon

Which state pays its governor the highest salary?

Pennsylvania

Who was the first Texas governor to be elected to thee 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

The first woman governor elected was Nellie T. Ross from _________?

Wyoming

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

Which executive-level officer collects taxes and invests funds?

comptroller of public accounts

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, the order of succession is

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

Texas in an example of a plural executive system because

power is divided among several elected officials.

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

registered voter

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

The governor of Texas's salary is _________ per year.

$150,000

How many states, including Texas, do not limit how long a person can serve as governor?

14

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

How many members are there on the Texas Railroad Commission, which regulates railroads, and oil and gas production?

3

Aside from Miriam Ferguson, Texas had had only one other female governor:

Ann Richards.

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 re-elected

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

the leader of the state senate or Secretary of State


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