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.