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Tx Govt Ch 10 Quiz

front 1

Why did the Trans-Texas Corridor scheme cause a public uproar in the state of Texas?

back 1

It caused a public uproar because the state proposed using powers of eminent domain

front 2

Bureaucrats use __________ to interpret the meaning of an administrative law

back 2

administrative review

front 3

A system that gives elected officials considerable discretion in employment and promotion decisions is called

back 3

a spoils system

front 4

Which statement about board and commission members is correct?

back 4

All of these may be correct, depending on the board or commission

They are appointed by the governor with approval by the senate, They are automatically assigned due to other positions they hold, & They are chosen in partisan elections)

front 5

Which statement about Texas's executive branch is incorrect?

back 5

Elected officials are directly responsible to the governor

front 6

_________ are most concerned with the laws and policies being administered by a government agency.

back 6

Clientele interest groups

front 7

By executive order, Governor Rick Perry directed the __________ to serve as his liaison for Texas border and Mexican affairs.

back 7

secretary of state

front 8

The executive branch of government can be grouped according to the following offices except

back 8

tenure administrator

front 9

Texas has a plural executive, which means that

back 9

the governor shares executive power with several other independently elected executives and boards

front 10

The principle of legislative accountability has been implemented by all of the following except

back 10

redistricting board

front 11

The Texas Railroad Commission is responsible for all of the following except

back 11

interstate railroad transportation

front 12

The governor can influence and shape agency programs and success through

back 12

All of the above are true.

appointments to policy-making boards and commissions, the item veto, & the veto power.

front 13

Which of the following is an appointed state official?

back 13

Adjutant general

front 14

A system that allows the chief executive to appoint and remove top-level administrators, thereby giving the chief executive more control over the administration is called

back 14

cabinet system

front 15

__________ makes recommendations as to the alteration, termination, or continuation of about 130 state boards, commissions, and agencies

back 15

The Sunset Advisory Commission

front 16

The revenues from the management of public lands are dedicated to the Permanent School Fund, which benefit

back 16

public schools

front 17

The principle of legislative accountability has been implemented by all of the following except

back 17

redistricting board

front 18

The comptroller is elected to a

back 18

four-year term, with no limit on the number of terms that may be served

front 19

The commissioner of the General Land Office is elected to a

back 19

term of four years