Exam 9: The Executive Branch

Identify three executive officials appointed by the governor, and describe their functions. Do you think the governor should be able to appoint his or her lieutenant governor in Texas? Why or why not?

Given the structural and constitutional weaknesses imposed on the Texas governor, what attributes or strategies do successful governors employ?

The governor can avoid Senate confirmation of an appointee by

Administering the state's tax system, and acting as its treasurer is the job of the Texas

Promoting consistency in accounting across state agencies is the job of the Texas

The most direct legislative power of the governor is his or her

Acts of the Texas legislature and the selection of appointed leaders made former Governor Rick Perry

The term plural executiverefers to the fact that in Texas

The governor (with Senate approval) appoints the five members of the _____________ , the important law-enforcement agency that heads the Department of Public Safety.

The main judicial power of the governor of Texas is

The governor's "military power" extends to all the following organizations, except the

Should the governor and lieutenant governor both be out of the state at the same time,

Which of the following is true of attempts by the legislature to override a governor's veto?

Which of the following was true of former Governor Perry's use of social media?

A Texas governor can use "executive orders" to accomplish all the following, except