GOVT 2302
Reading Quiz #9
Name:_______________________
Version A
MULTIPLE CHOICE: Choose the alternative that best completes the statement.
1. The term weak executive refers to the fact that the Texas governor
a. has budget execution authority in his own right.
b. may hire and fire at his pleasure the executive directors of state agencies.
c. is often unable to obtain the cooperation of the legislature.
d. has no direct control over most of the agencies in the state government.
2. The status of the Texas governorship created by the state constitution is a reaction to
a. populism. b. Reconstruction. c. secession. d. annexation.
3. Against which Texas governor did the 1975 Constitutonal Convention react when it created a
weak governorship?
a. S.W.T Lanham b. Oscar Branch Colquitt
c. E.J. Davis d. P.T. Barnum
4. The most important executive power of the Texas governor is that of
a. budget execution. b. appointment. c. law enforcement.
d. command of the state’s military forces.
5. The true test of a successful governor is how well he or she
a. executes the budget.
b. fills state agency boards with political supporters.
c. retains public support.
d. deals with the legislature.
6. The most direct legislative power of the governor is his
a. message authority.
b. veto power.
c. prorogation ability.
d. authority to call a special session.
7. Vetoes by Texas governors
a. are regularly overridden by the legislature.
b. were rarely overridden by the legislature from 1941 through 2000.
c. apply to all or any part of any bill passed by the legislature.
d. are not permitted by the state’s constitution.
8. When the governor calls a special session of the Texas legislature, he or she
a. knows that he or she may call no more than three during the biennium.
b. stipulates the matters the legislature is to consider in the session.
c. must allow an interval of ten working days between special sessions.
d. sign into law any bills passed by the legislature during the special session.
9. The Texas plural executive
a. is another name for the governor’s cabinet.
b. is largely independent of the governor’s control.
c. is entirely elective.
d. serves at the pleasure of the legislature.
10. The executive official often thought to be the most powerful person in state government in
Texas is the
a. lieutenant governor.
b. secretary of state.
c. attorney general.
d. comptroller of public accounts.
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Key
1. d
2. b
3. c
4. b
5. d
6. b
7. b
8. b
9. b
10. a