This structure of the Texas constitution most greatly limits the governor's power.
What is the Plural Executive?
100
This is the highest court for civila cases in Texas.
What is the Texas Supreme Court?
100
This is the number counties there are in Texas.
What is 254?
100
This person must be a practicing farmer and promotes the sale of agricultural goods among other duties.
Who is the Agriculture Commissioner?
100
This person serves in both the plural executive and as the president of the state senate.
Who is the Lt. Governor?
200
This is the age you must be (at least) to be the Governor of Texas.
What is 30?
200
Most judges in Texas are elected in _____________ elections.
What is partisan?
200
This is the designation that a city can become after it reaches a population of 5,000?
What is home rule status?
200
This power to appoint the adjutant general of the Texas National Guard and also direct the guard to protect lives and property is called ____________________.
What is the law enforcement and military power?
200
This is the only county-level official that is appointed.
Who is the county auditor?
300
This person must be a practicing farmer and promotes the sale of agricultural goods among other duties.
What is the Agriculture Commissioner?
300
These are the major trial courts in Texas. All felony cases start here.
What are district courts?
300
These are the two types of education special districts.
What are ISDs and Junior and Community College Districts.
300
The veto power, special sessions power and message power are all this type of power.
What is the legislative power?
300
This is the part of government where the impeachment of a governor would originate.
What is the House of Representatives?
400
Name the three top offices in the line of succession to the governor's office.
What is Who are the Lt. Governor, the President Pro Tempore and the Speaker of the House?
400
This is name of the Supreme Court case that forced Texas to reevaluate its prison conditions.
What is Ruiz v. Estelle?
400
This is a description of a single-member district election.
What is: A candidate runs for a council position representing a particular geographic district.
Voters in that district participate in the election of only the council member from the district in which they reside?
400
This person is tasked with keeping the Seal of Texas safe, among other things.
Who is the Secretary of State?
400
This is an evaluation of the need for the continued existence of a program or an agency. It is an aspect of bureaucratic oversight.
What is a sunset review?
500
These are four members of the plural executive
Who are the the governor, the lieutenant governor, the attorney general, the land commissioner, the commissioner of agriculture, the comptroller of public accounts and the secretary of state?
500
This is the group that is authorized to hear complaints against any judge in the state and to censure, reprimand, or recommend removal by the Texas Supreme Court.
What is the Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct?
500
Name all four possible types of city government structure.
What are weak mayor council, strong mayor council, council manager and commission forms?
500
This is how the Texas Constitution as amended in 1981 regarding a governor's removal powers.
What is the state constitution was amended to allow governors to remove any person they personally appointed, with a two-thirds vote of the senate?
500
What is the governor allowed to do in death penalty cases when he or she disagrees with a decision?