Govt. 2306 Texas Government
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Is the governorship of Texas considered ‘strong’ or ‘weak’? Explain your answer.
What are the qualifications to be a viable candidate for governor of Texas?
Who was the first Republican governor of Texas since Reconstruction, and when was he/she elected?
In Texas, why are gubernatorial elections held in non-presidential election years?
What is the ultimate ‘check’ on the governor?
In Texas, if a sitting governor is unable to hold office due to impeachment and conviction,
resignation, or death, who becomes governor?
Who is the only governor to be both impeached and convicted?
What is the most important function of the Texas governor’s staff?
What is the most significant and far-reaching of the Texas governor’s powers?
What is senatorial courtesy?
What are the governor’s military powers?
What are the responsibilities of the Department of Public Safety?
What are the governor’s legislative powers?
What is a line-item veto?
For a Texas governor, what is the benefit of a post-adjournment veto?
What is the Texas governor’s greatest judicial power?
In Texas, what is the primary effect of the plural executive?
What makes the greatest difference between strong and weak governors in Texas?
Why did the Texas constitution establish a plural executive?
In Texas, which officer in the plural executive is NOT elected by the voters?
What is the primary task of the Texas secretary of state?
What are the duties of Texas’s lieutenant governor?
Who are some of the most recent lieutenant governors?
Who is the chief lawyer of Texas?
Almost one-half of the attorney general’s employees are involved in what government task?
What is the oldest state agency in Texas?
Which state office is charged with ensuring the accuracy of official weights and measures?
In Texas, what is the most important power of the state comptroller?
Which state office was eliminated in 1996?
In what ways is Texas’s plural executive held accountable to voters?
What are the responsibilities of the Public Utilities Commission?
What are the composition and responsibilities of the Texas Department of Insurance?
What state agency oversees Texas’s railroads?
What are the responsibilities and composition of the Texas State Board of Education?
What is the purpose of the Sunset Advisory Commission in Texas?