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

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

Bureaucrats use __________ to interpret the meaning of an administrative law

administrative review

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

a spoils system

Which statement about board and commission members is correct?

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)

Which statement about Texas's executive branch is incorrect?

Elected officials are directly responsible to the governor

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

Clientele interest groups

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

secretary of state

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

tenure administrator

Texas has a plural executive, which means that

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

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

redistricting board

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

interstate railroad transportation

The governor can influence and shape agency programs and success through

All of the above are true.

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

Which of the following is an appointed state official?

Adjutant general

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

cabinet system

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

The Sunset Advisory Commission

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

public schools

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

redistricting board

The comptroller is elected to a

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

The commissioner of the General Land Office is elected to a

term of four years