Texas Government Chapter 5

Execute Role

Appointment power (as one part of the plural executive, the Texas governor has limited appointment powers; many posts are independently elected; the longer a governor is in office the more impact this power has).

Then to the

Attorney general

Impeachment

Formal procedure to remove an elected official from office for misdeeds; passage of the articles of impeachment by the Texas House merely suggests that there is sufficient evidence for a trial, which is then conducted by the Texas Senate.

What are the three powers of the Governor?

Executive, a Legislature, and Judiciary

Next is the

Speaker of the Texas House

Legislature role

State of the state address (provides the governor with an opportunity to influence the legislature agenda).

If a governor is unable to fulfill his or her term, the Texas Constitution outlines an explicit line of____.

Succession

Succession

a set order, usually spelled out in the constitution, denoting which officeholder takes over when the sitting governor resigns, dies, or is impeached.

The Texas Constitution vests the power of ____ in the Texas Legislature.

Impeachment

The success of the governor in guiding the bureaucracy is directly tied to his or her

appointment power

After the lieutenant governor the line of succession goes to

President pro tempore of the Texas Senate

If a governor resigns, impeached and convicted, or dies while in office, next is

The Lieutenant governor

Appointment power

The ability to determine who will occupy key positions within the bureaucracy.

According to the constitution, the legislature can impeach

The governor, the lieutenant governor, attorney general, commissioner of the general land office, and comptroller, judges of Supreme Court, court of appeals, and district court.