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Quiz 4 Chapter 8. The Governor in Texas and 9. The Plural Executive and the Bureaucracy in Texas Question 1 Question Score
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Which statement best describes the salary of the governor? Correct!
The Texas governor is one of the highest paid governors in the nation. The Texas governor's salary is a little below the national average. The Texas governor's salary is a little above the national average. The governor's salary is the same as that of the lieutenant governor. Additional Comments:
Question 2
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The powers of the Texas governor are __________. Correct!
weak compared to the powers of other state governors about the same as those of most state governors about the same as those of 80 percent of all state governors
extensive compared to the powers of a third of other state governors Additional Comments:
Question 3
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The primary role of the executive branch of Texas government is to __________. make laws Correct!
carry out laws interpret the law say what the law is Additional Comments:
Question 4
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The power of the governor to institute martial law in response to insurrection or natural disaster is based on the governor's constitutional __________ power. Correct!
military
law enforcement message legislative Additional Comments:
Question 5
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During economic hard times, governors have found it necessary to transfer or withhold funds from an agency. Whose approval must a governor obtain before this can happen? Correct!
the Legislative Budget Board the speaker of the house the lieutenant governor both the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house Additional Comments:
Question 6
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Why have Texas governors rarely invoked their clemency power in death penalty cases? Correct!
Politicians running for re-election in Texas cannot afford to appear soft on crime. Texas has very few death penalty cases compared to other states. Capital punishment cases receive little media attention. It only provides a week-long reprieve to confirm paperwork signatures. Additional Comments:
Question 7
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When did the Republican Party take control of both Texas's governorship and its legislature for the first time since Reconstruction? 2010 Correct!
2002 1978 1994
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Question 8
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Which governor was the first to establish an online presence? Correct!
Rick Perry George W. Bush Greg Abbott Ann Richards Additional Comments:
Question 9
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The framers of the Texas constitution envisioned that the governor would__________. grow the power of the office over time be involved in the day-to-day operations of the office Correct!
not be involved in the day-to-day operations of the office work closely with legislative leaders Additional Comments:
Question 10
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Which of the following reflects the informal power of the governor? vetoing a bill Correct!
building on the perception of the governor as the state leader calling the legislature into special session appointing someone to a commission Additional Comments:
Question 11
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Executive power is the power to __________. Correct!
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carry out the laws of the state make state laws interpret the state's laws say what the laws are Additional Comments:
Question 12
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In Texas, __________ top executive officials are elected independently of the governor. 15 10 Correct!
5 31 Additional Comments:
Question 13
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Most candidates for attorney general run for office promising to be tough on crime. Why does that misrepresent the true nature of the office? All criminal prosecution is handled at the federal or county levels. Correct!
The state's chief litigant has little to do with criminal prosecutions. The office has historically been soft on crime. The Texas public has no interest in criminal prosecution. Additional Comments:
Question 14
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The Consumer Protection Division is housed in the __________. office of the comptroller of public accounts General Land Office secretary of state's office Correct!
attorney general's office
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Question 15
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The budget cycle for Texas covers a _________-year cycle. one five Correct!
two four Additional Comments:
Question 16
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Which of the following elected executives is responsible for the Permanent School Fund in Texas? attorney general comptroller of public accounts
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secretary of state Correct!
commissioner of the General Land Office Additional Comments:
Question 17
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After the 2021 power crisis, the Texas National Guard was deployed to perform welfare checks and assist citizens to get to heating centers. Who oversees their duties? the Texas governor the Department of Homeland Security the attorney general Correct!
the adjutant general Additional Comments:
Question 18
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Most functions of Texas government are overseen by __________.
Correct!
boards and commissions the Texas legislature elected executives the governor Additional Comments:
Question 19
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The __________ oversees all higher education in the state. Correct!
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Texas A&M Board of Regents Legislative Budget Board University of Texas Board of Regents Additional Comments:
Question 20
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How does the legislature ensure that an agency is still needed? The legislature does an analysis of the cost of keeping an agency open versus the benefits to society. The legislature waits for the governor to send a request to eliminate an agency. Correct!
The Sunset Advisory Commission, whose members are appointed by the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house, conducts a research and review process on that agency. The legislature waits for the agency heads to request the elimination of their agency.
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