Chapter 24 Patronage the resources available to higher officials usually opportunities to make partisan appointments to offices and to confer grants licenses or special favors to supporters Senatorial courtesy the practice whereby the president before formally nominating a person for a federal judgeship seeks the indication that senators from the candidate s own state support the nomination in Texas the practice whereby the governor seeks the indication that the senator from the candidate s home supports the nomination Executive budget the state budget prepared and submitted by the governor to the legislature which indicates the governor s spending priorities The executive budget is overshadowed in terms of importance by the legislative budget Legislative budget the state budget that is prepared and submitted by the Legislative Budget Board LBB and that is fully considered by the House and Senate Veto the governor s power to turn down legislation can be overridden by a two thirds vote of both the House and Senate Post adjournment veto a veto of a bill that occurs after the legislature adjourns thus preventing the legislature from overriding it Line item veto the power of the executive to veto specific provisions lines of an appropriations bill passed by the legislature Special session a legislative session called by the governor that addresses an agenda set by him or her and that lasts no longer than 30 days Plural executive an executive branch in which power is fragmented because the election of statewide officeholders is independent of the election of the governor Secretary of state state official appointed by the governor whose primary responsibility is administering elections Lieutenant governor the second highest elected official in the state and president of the state Senate Attorney general elected state official who serves as the state s chief civil lawyer Land commissioner elected state official who is the manager of most publicly owned lands Agricultural commissioner elected state official who is primarily responsible for enforcing agricultural laws Comptroller elected state official who directs the collection of taxes and other revenues Bureaucracy the complex structure of offices tasks rules and principles of organization that are employed by all large scale institutions to coordinate the work of their personnel Sunset Advisory Commission SAC a commission created in 1975 for the purpose of reviewing the effectiveness of state agencies The is responsible for managing state owned land and mineral leases granted to oil and gas companies land commissioner As the state s chief budget officer the governor are required to submit an executive budget to the legislature Which of the following is not a constitutional qualification to become governor of Texas trained in the law Why are campaigns for governor of Texas so expensive Texas is so large that candidates must purchase ads in nineteen media markets in order to reach voters The decisions made by the Texas State Board of Education have an impact on the entire nation because Texas has a large textbook market so the content of textbooks used in Texas sets the tone for textbook content in other states Since 1974 the governor has been elected to serve a term Four year On average how long do campaigns for Texas governor last 10 months The first female governor of Texas was Miriam Ferguson The state legislature sets the salary for every member of the Texas executive except for the lieutenant governor Although the comptroller is in charge of collecting state tax revenue the he or she is also in charge of which arguably provides the him or her with more power estimating future revenue Historically in Texas governors have tended to be all of the following except Republican The legislative powers of the governor include all of the following except military power The is appointed by the governor to serve a four year term secretary of state Gubernatorial elections are held in off years election years in which we do not select a president because state leaders wanted to minimize the effect of presidential elections on the governor s race The was established in 1975 and regulates utility rates in Texas Public Utilities Commission The Texas Constitution provides for the to become governor if the office becomes vacant through impeachment and conviction death resignation or the governor s absence from the state lieutenant governor Texas elects each of its state court justices However when a vacancy occurs due to death resignation or retirement of the incumbent or the creation of a new court the is responsible for appointing an individual to fill the vacancy until the next election Governor According to the textbook the state attorney general is primarily concerned with civil cases Every twelve years state agencies must justify their existence to if they want to continue to be a state agency Sunset Advisory Commission All of the following contribute to the weakness of the governor s office in Texas except the plural executive The executive powers of the governor include all of the following except appointing cabinet members The governor s ability to veto specific provisions or lines of a bill passed by the legislature is called a line item veto Governor Perry has been called the most powerful governor in Texas history because his lengthy time in office has allowed him to have made every appointment to board commissions and regulatory agencies that a governor can make The plural executive serves as a major limitation on gubernatorial power in that it provides for of six of the top seven state officials statewide election Who is the longest serving Texas governor in the state s history Rick Perry The governor of Texas may be impeached for which of the following offenses The Texas Constitution does not specify grounds for removal The is responsible for verifying the accuracy of motor fuel pumps and scales used by grocery stores and markets commissioner of agriculture The first Republican governor after Reconstruction was William Clements In addition to use of an official mansion and limousine the governor is paid per year 150 000 The plural executive has what effect on the power of the governor It dilutes the power of the governor by reducing his or her ability to control state government