Question 1

Which of the following factors had most to do with the removal of Governor Ferguson?

Accepted Answer

A)  An allegation of moral turpitude 
B)  A conflict with the University of Texas 
C)  His opposition to statewide prohibition 
D)  His improper deposit of $100,000 in state insurance funds 
A)  An allegation of moral turpitude 
B)  A conflict with the University of Texas 
C)  His opposition to statewide prohibition 
D)  His improper deposit of $100,000 in state insurance funds

Question 2

The governor of Texas is compensated with

Accepted Answer

A)  a salary of $150,000 per year, along with staff and maintenance for a personal residence. 
B)  a salary of $75,000 per year, along with staff and maintenance for a personal residence. 
C)  a salary of $100,000 per year, along with reimbursement for personal and political travel. 
D)  a salary of $40,000 per year, along with a per diem for daily living expenses. 
A)  a salary of $150,000 per year, along with staff and maintenance for a personal residence. 
B)  a salary of $75,000 per year, along with staff and maintenance for a personal residence. 
C)  a salary of $100,000 per year, along with reimbursement for personal and political travel. 
D)  a salary of $40,000 per year, along with a per diem for daily living expenses.

Question 3

Which of the following is not a role of the Texas land commissioner?

Accepted Answer

A)  Overseeing the Permanent School Fund 
B)  Administering the state's severance taxes 
C)  Chairing the Veteran's Land Board 
D)  Awarding oil, gas, and sulfur leases 
A)  Overseeing the Permanent School Fund 
B)  Administering the state's severance taxes 
C)  Chairing the Veteran's Land Board 
D)  Awarding oil, gas, and sulfur leases

Question 4

Limitations to the governor's appointment powers includes all the following, except

Accepted Answer

A)  a lack of removal power. 
B)  a requirement of Senate approval. 
C)  many overlapping six-year terms. 
D)  a lack of recess appointment power. 
A)  a lack of removal power. 
B)  a requirement of Senate approval. 
C)  many overlapping six-year terms. 
D)  a lack of recess appointment power.

Question 5

In times when quick but limited action is needed, a direct law-enforcement power that may be exercised by the governor is

Accepted Answer

A)  conscripting county sheriffs into state service to enforce criminal law. 
B)  assuming direct command of the state highway patrol. 
C)  ordering district attorneys to prosecute persons engaging in criminal conduct. 
D)  taking command of the Texas Rangers. 
A)  conscripting county sheriffs into state service to enforce criminal law. 
B)  assuming direct command of the state highway patrol. 
C)  ordering district attorneys to prosecute persons engaging in criminal conduct. 
D)  taking command of the Texas Rangers.

Question 6

What distinguishes a full pardon from a conditional pardon?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are, in fact, identical. 
B)  A full pardon restores civil rights. 
C)  A conditional pardon requires community service. 
D)  Only the Board of Pardons and Paroles may grant full pardons. 
A)  They are, in fact, identical. 
B)  A full pardon restores civil rights. 
C)  A conditional pardon requires community service. 
D)  Only the Board of Pardons and Paroles may grant full pardons.

Question 7

In the case of a person facing a death sentence, the governor of Texas may independently

Accepted Answer

A)  grant a full pardon to a person convicted of a felony. 
B)  remit a fine to a person who has been assessed one. 
C)  grant one 30-day stay of execution of a death sentence. 
D)  commute a death sentence to life imprisonment at hard labor. 
A)  grant a full pardon to a person convicted of a felony. 
B)  remit a fine to a person who has been assessed one. 
C)  grant one 30-day stay of execution of a death sentence. 
D)  commute a death sentence to life imprisonment at hard labor.

Question 8

Describe the sources and uses of a governor's informal powers.

Accepted Answer

The sources of a governor's informal pow

Question 9

Which of the following istrueof a governor's informal power?

Accepted Answer

A)  It stems from popularity with the public and is based on traditions, symbols, and ceremonies. 
B)  It is rooted in the constitutional power to appoint officials. 
C)  It is used only rarely and in extreme circumstances. 
D)  It depends heavily on the support she or he gets from the lieutenant governor. 
A)  It stems from popularity with the public and is based on traditions, symbols, and ceremonies. 
B)  It is rooted in the constitutional power to appoint officials. 
C)  It is used only rarely and in extreme circumstances. 
D)  It depends heavily on the support she or he gets from the lieutenant governor.

Question 10

Which of the following was not true of former Governor Perry's impact on the state judiciary?

Accepted Answer

A)  Perry heavily influenced the judiciary by appointing about 250 judges. 
B)  Perry used this appointment power to increase the diversity of the Texas judiciary. 
C)  Perry only appointed less than 50 judges and had little impact on the judiciary. 
D)  Perry's appointments moved the judiciary in a very probusiness direction. 
A)  Perry heavily influenced the judiciary by appointing about 250 judges. 
B)  Perry used this appointment power to increase the diversity of the Texas judiciary. 
C)  Perry only appointed less than 50 judges and had little impact on the judiciary. 
D)  Perry's appointments moved the judiciary in a very probusiness direction.

Question 11

The governor's success in dealing with lobbyists, legislators, and the media depends primarily on

Accepted Answer

A)  ordinances. 
B)  campaign contributions. 
C)  executive orders. 
D)  input and support of staff. 
A)  ordinances. 
B)  campaign contributions. 
C)  executive orders. 
D)  input and support of staff.

Question 12

Which of the following is not a way that Texas military units have been used since the year 2000?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were deployed to the border to deal with the rising number of unaccompanied minors crossing into the United States. 
B)  They were used to impose martial law during race riots in Dallas sparked by events in Ferguson, Missouri. 
C)  They were mobilized to respond to the fertilizer plant explosion in the city of West, Texas. 
D)  They fought along side U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines in Afghanistan and Iraq. 
A)  They were deployed to the border to deal with the rising number of unaccompanied minors crossing into the United States. 
B)  They were used to impose martial law during race riots in Dallas sparked by events in Ferguson, Missouri. 
C)  They were mobilized to respond to the fertilizer plant explosion in the city of West, Texas. 
D)  They fought along side U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Question 13

In 1978, Texans elected ___________, their first Republican governor since Reconstruction.

Accepted Answer

A)  Rick Perry 
B)  George W. Bush 
C)  Ann Richards 
D)  William Clements 
A)  Rick Perry 
B)  George W. Bush 
C)  Ann Richards 
D)  William Clements

Question 14

Which of the following is not a role of the Texas agriculture commissioner?

Accepted Answer

A)  Seeking markets for Texas goods 
B)  Administering the national school lunch program 
C)  Leasing public lands for mineral exploitation 
D)  Regulating pesticide and herbicide use 
A)  Seeking markets for Texas goods 
B)  Administering the national school lunch program 
C)  Leasing public lands for mineral exploitation 
D)  Regulating pesticide and herbicide use

Question 15

Explain the governor's clemency powers. What other influence does the Texas governor have over the state judiciary?

Accepted Answer

The governor's clemency powers in Texas

Question 16

Texas law requires that the commissioner of agriculture be a practicing

Accepted Answer

A)  farmer. 
B)  attorney. 
C)  Christian. 
D)  teetotaler. 
A)  farmer. 
B)  attorney. 
C)  Christian. 
D)  teetotaler.

Question 17

What does it mean that the governor of Texas is "weak"compared to the governors of other states? Do you think the governor is too weak, has about the right amount of power, or is too powerful and why? What reforms might change the powers of the governor more to your preferences?

Accepted Answer

The term "weak" in reference to the gove

Question 18

Identify and discuss the various roles and functions of the Texas comptroller of public accounts. What is the comptroller's most important power?

Accepted Answer

The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

Question 19

List and discuss the principal responsibilities of the Texas commissioner of land and commissioner of agriculture.

Accepted Answer

The Texas Commissioner of the General La

Question 20

The constitutional role of "commander-in-chief" allows the Texas governor to use the Texas National Guard and State Guard to do all the following, except

Accepted Answer

A)  impose martial law. 
B)  deploy military forces overseas. 
C)  help with federal border security. 
D)  assist in state disaster relief operations. 
A)  impose martial law. 
B)  deploy military forces overseas. 
C)  help with federal border security. 
D)  assist in state disaster relief operations.

Which of the following factors had most to do with the removal of Governor Ferguson?

The governor of Texas is compensated with

Which of the following is not a role of the Texas land commissioner?

Limitations to the governor's appointment powers includes all the following, except

In times when quick but limited action is needed, a direct law-enforcement power that may be exercised by the governor is

What distinguishes a full pardon from a conditional pardon?

In the case of a person facing a death sentence, the governor of Texas may independently

Describe the sources and uses of a governor's informal powers.

Which of the following istrueof a governor's informal power?

Which of the following was not true of former Governor Perry's impact on the state judiciary?

The governor's success in dealing with lobbyists, legislators, and the media depends primarily on

Which of the following is not a way that Texas military units have been used since the year 2000?

In 1978, Texans elected ___________, their first Republican governor since Reconstruction.

Which of the following is not a role of the Texas agriculture commissioner?

Explain the governor's clemency powers. What other influence does the Texas governor have over the state judiciary?

Texas law requires that the commissioner of agriculture be a practicing

What does it mean that the governor of Texas is "weak"compared to the governors of other states? Do you think the governor is too weak, has about the right amount of power, or is too powerful and why? What reforms might change the powers of the governor more to your preferences?

Identify and discuss the various roles and functions of the Texas comptroller of public accounts. What is the comptroller's most important power?

List and discuss the principal responsibilities of the Texas commissioner of land and commissioner of agriculture.

The constitutional role of "commander-in-chief" allows the Texas governor to use the Texas National Guard and State Guard to do all the following, except

The Environment of Texas Politics

Federalism and the Texas Constitution

Local Governments

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

The Media and Politics in Texas

The Politics of Interest Groups

The Legislative Branch

Public Policy and Administration

The Judicial Branch

The Criminal Justice System

Finance and Fiscal Policy

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Exam 9: The Executive Branch

Which of the following factors had most to do with the removal of Governor Ferguson?

The governor of Texas is compensated with

Which of the following is not a role of the Texas land commissioner?

Limitations to the governor's appointment powers includes all the following, except

In times when quick but limited action is needed, a direct law-enforcement power that may be exercised by the governor is

What distinguishes a full pardon from a conditional pardon?

In the case of a person facing a death sentence, the governor of Texas may independently

Describe the sources and uses of a governor's informal powers.

Which of the following istrueof a governor's informal power?

Which of the following was not true of former Governor Perry's impact on the state judiciary?

The governor's success in dealing with lobbyists, legislators, and the media depends primarily on

Which of the following is not a way that Texas military units have been used since the year 2000?

In 1978, Texans elected ___________, their first Republican governor since Reconstruction.

Which of the following is not a role of the Texas agriculture commissioner?

Explain the governor's clemency powers. What other influence does the Texas governor have over the state judiciary?

Texas law requires that the commissioner of agriculture be a practicing

What does it mean that the governor of Texas is "weak"compared to the governors of other states? Do you think the governor is too weak, has about the right amount of power, or is too powerful and why? What reforms might change the powers of the governor more to your preferences?

Identify and discuss the various roles and functions of the Texas comptroller of public accounts. What is the comptroller's most important power?

List and discuss the principal responsibilities of the Texas commissioner of land and commissioner of agriculture.

The constitutional role of "commander-in-chief" allows the Texas governor to use the Texas National Guard and State Guard to do all the following, except

The Environment of Texas Politics

Federalism and the Texas Constitution

Local Governments

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

The Media and Politics in Texas

The Politics of Interest Groups

The Legislative Branch

Public Policy and Administration

The Judicial Branch

The Criminal Justice System

Finance and Fiscal Policy

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