Test One- 4th Quarter Flashcards
In 2014,__ was elected governor of Texas
Greg abbot
Which state pays it governor the highest salary?
New York
The governor of Texas’s salary is ____ per year
$150,000
In states without a lieutenant governor, who is usually next in succession to the governors office?
The leader of the state senate
The office of lieutenant governor is different from the office of the Vice President in that:
When governors leave their states, the LG becomes acting governor
Prior to the election of George W Bush to the presidency, when was the last time a Texas governor had been elected to a higher office?
1941
In most advances, the adoption of the article of impeachment results in:
A trial in the senate
Why is the Texas governors power exceptionally weka to that of other governors?
A plural executive system
Most of the work of the attorney general involves ______ rather than _____.
Civil law
Criminal law
Which office created in 1876 functions and the chief fiscal and revenue forecasting office and is responsible for investing state funds?
The comptroller of public accounts
What office was created under the 1836 constitution to administer state owned land?
General Land Office
What is currently the Texas Railroad Commissioner’s primary function?
Regulation of the oil and gas industry
Unlike most other statewide governing offices, what governing body has varied greatly in form and structure over the years?
State Board of Education
Which of the following defines “tenure of office”?
Both the ability of elected officials to succeed themselves and the term length
Who was the first Texas governor to be elected three consecutive four-year terms?
Rick Perry
