POLS 2312 EXAM 2 - UTA JACK
PHILLIPS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS
eligibility requirements for the governor in Texas - ✔✔-30 yrs
-citizen
-lived in tx for 5 yrs
-cant hold another office, accept salary etc
-race
-political experience
-charisma
term limit for governor - ✔✔4 year term, no term limits
side effects of no term limits - ✔✔governor can amass power as they get to elect all
officials
longest serving governor - ✔✔Rick Perry (14 yrs + 2 yrs as acting gov)
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,salary of governor - ✔✔150,000 + spending acc + residence in Austin + security
female governors in tx - ✔✔only 2
1. Miriam (Ma) Ferguson
2. Ann Richards
religious demographic of governors - ✔✔just one Catholic (Greg Abbott) all the rest
were Protestants
exceptions to gov from a wealthy families - ✔✔Ann Richards, Rick Perry
succession - ✔✔lieutenant gov will take place of gov in the event the gov is removed or
dies (all but 5 states)
acting governor - ✔✔when a governor leaves a state, the position is held by the
lieutenant governor, who performs the functions of the office
post gubernatorial office - ✔✔many use their place as gov to move to higher levels of
office
removal of office steps - ✔✔impeachment (house of rep) and conviction (senate)
how many gov have been impeached in texas? - ✔✔one - James E Ferguson
recall - ✔✔voters can remove an elected official from office if unsatisfied with quality
(not in tx)
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, plural executive - ✔✔executive power is divided among many positions (elected
separately)
execution of laws - ✔✔the gov is the states chief executive (faithful execution of law -
vague consitution)
executive order - ✔✔not as powerful as presidential level
-used to carry responsibilities and special sessions, emergencies
-can be overturned by legislature
proclamations - ✔✔used to make factual determinations to trigger other powers e.g.
declaring emergency to ask for funds from federal gov
-mostly ceremonial
appointment powers - ✔✔A governor's ability to pick individuals to run state
government, such as cabinet secretaries.
-more than 3000 positions (1/3rd)
-have to approved by senate
legislative powers - ✔✔gov enters each legislative session with an agenda and bills but
often ignored
-can recommend legislation
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PHILLIPS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS
eligibility requirements for the governor in Texas - ✔✔-30 yrs
-citizen
-lived in tx for 5 yrs
-cant hold another office, accept salary etc
-race
-political experience
-charisma
term limit for governor - ✔✔4 year term, no term limits
side effects of no term limits - ✔✔governor can amass power as they get to elect all
officials
longest serving governor - ✔✔Rick Perry (14 yrs + 2 yrs as acting gov)
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,salary of governor - ✔✔150,000 + spending acc + residence in Austin + security
female governors in tx - ✔✔only 2
1. Miriam (Ma) Ferguson
2. Ann Richards
religious demographic of governors - ✔✔just one Catholic (Greg Abbott) all the rest
were Protestants
exceptions to gov from a wealthy families - ✔✔Ann Richards, Rick Perry
succession - ✔✔lieutenant gov will take place of gov in the event the gov is removed or
dies (all but 5 states)
acting governor - ✔✔when a governor leaves a state, the position is held by the
lieutenant governor, who performs the functions of the office
post gubernatorial office - ✔✔many use their place as gov to move to higher levels of
office
removal of office steps - ✔✔impeachment (house of rep) and conviction (senate)
how many gov have been impeached in texas? - ✔✔one - James E Ferguson
recall - ✔✔voters can remove an elected official from office if unsatisfied with quality
(not in tx)
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, plural executive - ✔✔executive power is divided among many positions (elected
separately)
execution of laws - ✔✔the gov is the states chief executive (faithful execution of law -
vague consitution)
executive order - ✔✔not as powerful as presidential level
-used to carry responsibilities and special sessions, emergencies
-can be overturned by legislature
proclamations - ✔✔used to make factual determinations to trigger other powers e.g.
declaring emergency to ask for funds from federal gov
-mostly ceremonial
appointment powers - ✔✔A governor's ability to pick individuals to run state
government, such as cabinet secretaries.
-more than 3000 positions (1/3rd)
-have to approved by senate
legislative powers - ✔✔gov enters each legislative session with an agenda and bills but
often ignored
-can recommend legislation
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