Chapter 4 – GOVT 2 – Flashcards

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

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

In 2014, ____________ was elected governor of Texas.

Since the end of world war II, Texas had one female governor:

Which state pays its governor the highest salary?

The governor of texas's salary is ________ per year

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

The office of lieutenant governor is different from the office of the vice president in that

What former governor was president George H. W. Bush's chief of staff?

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?

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

The voters of Wisconsin voted to not recall governor walker in 2011 because they

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

Most of the work of the attorney general involves ________ rather than ________.

Which office created in 1876 functions as the chief fiscal and revenue forecasting office and is responsible for investing state funds?

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?

What office was created under the 1836 constitution to administer state-owned land?

What is currently the Texas railroad commission's primary function?

Unlike most other statewide governing offices, what governing body has varied greatly in form and structure over the years?

Which of the following defines tenure of office?

Who was the first Texas governor to be elected to three consecutive four-year terms?

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?

(p. 108) The chief record keeper and election official for the state of texas is the

In the process known as ________, the governor must clear his or her appointments with the state senator from the appointee's home district.

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

The power of the Texas governor to remove government officials is

In Texas, the state budget is submitted by

The line-item veto

The Texas legislature can override the governor's general veto with a ______ vote in each house.

The Texas legislature can override the governor's line-item veto with a ______ vote in each house.

In a large majority of the states, the legislature can override the governor's veto with a ______ vote in each house

The largest expenditure of state funds is for

Which state government sector has the largest number of employees?

Why is it very difficult to hold a specific person in Texas government responsible for anything?

The sunset advisory commission

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

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 advisers?