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What does legislature do?
Enacts laws, budgeting and taxes, oversees state agencies, educates public, representing public
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What is a special session?
Called by governor, meets for 140 days, agenda set solely by governor
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What is a bureaucracy?
Loosely connected confusing network of 200 state agencies/universities carrying out policies
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What are the elected offices?
Governor, Lieutenant governor, Attorney General, Comptroller of Public accounts, Land Commissioner, Agriculture commissioner, 3 Railroad commissioners, and 15 state and board
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What is Plural Executive?
Fragmented system of authority where most statewide, executive officeholders are elected independently from Governor.
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How long does a regular session last and what years does it occur?
Meets in odd year for 140 days
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What are requirements of governor?
30 years old, US citizen, TX resident for 5 years
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What are the agency heads appointed by governor?
Secretary of State, Public Utilities commissioner, Texas Commission on Environment Quality, Insurance Commissioner, and Health and Human Services
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How many terms is an attorney general and what kind of cases does it serve?
4 year term, cases filed by or against state, high profile cases
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What does Texas rank in number of elected positions?
6th
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What does the house and senate do?
The house initiates action to raise state revenue; impeach officials. The Senate confirms the governor's appointees to state offices; tries impeachment.
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What are the benefits for governor?
150000$ salary, limo and aircraft, security detail, 200 staff members.
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Describe the Secretary of state.
Chief Election Officer, Oversees voter registration, and most importantly the record keeper
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What is the comptroller's term and what is their role in texas budget?
4 year term, estimates revenue for state for our balanced budget requirement. Custodian of state funds and investment.
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What governor as an attorney general sued US Govt more than 27 times?
Governor Abbot
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What article sets the broad and specific rules governing legislative process that is often overriden?
Article 3
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What is the governor according to the constitution?
Chief of State, Commander in Chief, Chief Executive officer, Chief Budget Officer, Appoints judicial vacancies, Board of Pardons and Paroles.
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What are the obstacles to implementation of policy?
Iron Triangle, Regulatory Agencies, Economic regulation, licensing, and co-optation in which controlled by industry they regulate
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What is the Texas Railroads commissions?
3 board member, staggered 6 year term, regulates oil/gas industry, trucking, mining, railroads
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What is political patronage?
Hired because of who you know not how you work.
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How many bills were considered by the 84th legislative session and how many were signed into law by Governor Abbot and how many vetoes were there?
11356 bills considered, 5856 signed into law, and 42 vetoes.
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What are the informal powers of the governor?
Governor's staff, governor and mass media, limited legislative power but expected to pass legislation consistent with their political agenda, accessible and credible, governor and political party, one party politics, governor and interest groups, be responsive to supporters
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How does the Legislative control bureaucracy?
Budget, Performance Review, Revolving door, Whistle-blowing, and sunset review
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What is the State board of education?
15 board member, 4 year term, districts from around state, implement mandate for free public education system
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What Branch is Bureaucracy part of but what branch is it most responsive to?
Part of Executive and most responsive to legislature.