Identify at least five offices or entities in the executive branch other than the governor's office and explain their roles and powers. How do these offices reflect the powers of the Texas governor?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: An ideal response will:
1. Pick at least five offices or entities from among the lieutenant governor, attorney general, comptroller of public accounts, commissioner of the General Land Office, commissioner of agriculture, secretary of state, Texas Railroad Commission, and State Board of Education and properly identify their primary responsibilities.
2. Explain how the members of the offices or entities are chosen and how this tends to diminish the power of the governor.
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Which of the following statements is true of recent political fund-raising efforts?
A. The microtargeting campaigning technique was pioneered by Hillary Clinton. B. In 2012, Mitt Romney's microtargeting operation vastly outperformed Barack Obama's. C. One of the defining characteristics of Barack Obama's fund-raising campaign was its decentralization. D. Conservatives have become the most effective fund-raisers with the onset of new Internet technology. E. Mitt Romney pioneered the online moneybomb fund-raising technique in 2008.
The Constitution of 1866 was invalidated by __________ shortly after it was enacted and Texas came under the control of a military government.
A. Radical Reconstructionists (Radical Republicans) B. the Patrons of Husbandry C. the congress of the Confederate States of America D. the U.S. Supreme Court
Which of the following parts of the iron star are best situated to advance its own interest by influencing the other points of the star?
A. The lieutenant governor B. The speaker of the House C. The governor D. Special interest groups E. Administrative boards and commission
Policy recommendations of neoliberals include (list at least two).
What will be an ideal response?