QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
UnderFwhatFdoesFtheFlegislatureFoperate?F-FANSWERFtheFconstitutionFofFTexas
WhatFkindFofFgovernmentFdoesFTexasFhave?F-FANSWERFunitaryFdemocraticFstateFgovernment
DillonFRuleF-FANSWERFtheoryFofFstateFdominanceFoverFlocalFdominance
OfFwhatFdoesFtheFexecutiveFbranchFconsist?F-
FANSWERFtheFgovernor,FlieutenantFgovernor,FcontrollerFofFpublicFaccounts,FlandFcommissioner,FattorneyFg
eneral,FagricultureFcommissioner,FtheF3FmemberFTexasFrailroadFcommission,FtheFstateFboardFofFeducation,
FandFtheFsecretaryFofFstate
WhatFlimitsFtheFpowerFofFtheFgovernor?F-FANSWERFtheFpluralFexecutiveFbranchFsystem
whyFareFtheFgovernor'sFpowersFquiteFlimitedFinFcomparisonFtoFotherFstateFgovernmentsForFtheFpresidentFo
fFtheFunitedFstates?F-FANSWERFbecauseFofFsoFmanyFpubliclyFelectedFofficials
WhyFareFexecutiveFofficersFdirectlyFanswerableFtoFtheFpublic?F-
FANSWERFbecauseFtheyFareFelectedFindependently
whatFdoesFtheFgovernorFdo?F-
FANSWERFcommandsFtheFstateFmilitia,FvetoesFbills,FcanFcallFinFspecialFsessionsFofFtheFlegislature,FappointsF
membersFofFexecutiveFboards,FfillsFjudicialFvacanciesFbetweenFelections
WhatFexecutiveFofficersFareFappointed?F-FANSWERFSecretaryFofFstateFandFtheFstateFboardFofFeducation
whatFdoesFtheFlieutenantFgovernorFdo?F-FANSWERFheadsFtheFsenateFandFappointsFitsFcommittees
, whatFisFtheFTexasFadministrativeFcode?F-
FANSWERFtheFcompiledFrulesFanFregulationsFofFstatFagenciesFpublishedFyearlyFbyFtheFsecretaryFofFstate
WhatFdoesFtheFexecutiveFbranchFinclude?F-
FANSWERFseveralFboards/commissionsFthatFtheFgovernorFappointsFmembersFto,FlikeFtheFTexasFfinanceFcom
mission,FconfirmedFbyFtheFsenate
whatFisFtheFoverallFeffectFofFtheFstateFagencies?F(executiveFbranch)F-
FANSWERFaFsprawlingFnetworkFofFadministrativeFbodiesFthatFneitherFtheFgovernorFnorFtheFlegislatureFareFa
bleFtoFcoordinateForFcompletelyFcontrol
whereFareFmostFstateFagenciesFheadquartered?F-FANSWERFAustin
WhoFappointsFtheFdirectorsFofFsomeFstateFagencies?F-FANSWERFtheFgovernor
WhoFexercisesFdirectFauthorityFoverFsaidFagencies?F-FANSWERFalsoFtheFgovernor
WhatFisFtheFtexasFlegislature?F-FANSWERFbicameral
bicameralF-FANSWERFtheFlegislatureFisFdividedFintoFtwoFassemblies/chambers/houses
WhatFareFtheFbicameralFbodiesFinFtexasFlegislature?F-
FANSWERFTexasFHouseFofFRepresentativesFandFtheFSenate
HowFmanyFmembersFdoesFtheFhouseFofFrepsFhave?F-FANSWERF150
howFmanyFmembersFdoesFtheFsenateFhave?F-FANSWERF31
WhoFpresidesFoverFtheFhouseFofFrepresentatives?F-FANSWERFtheFspeakerFofFtheFhouse
whoFpresidesFoverFtheFsenate?F-FANSWERFtheFlieutenantFgovernor