TEXAS GOVERNMENT 2306 LATEST 2026 PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS MARKED A+
✔✔Which of the following is a limit on the discretion of the Texas governor to make
various appointments? - ✔✔senatorial courtesy
political pressure by interest groups
specific requirements like geographical representation or a specified professional
background
✔✔What is Jacksonian statehouse democracy? - ✔✔selecting the heads of state
agencies by election
✔✔What are the functions of the Texas secretary of state? - ✔✔keeper of state records
international protocol
chief election official
✔✔When was the office of commissioner for health and human services created? -
✔✔the early 1990s
✔✔What is the most significant appointment for the Texas governor? - ✔✔secretary of
state
✔✔When was the Office of Federal-State Relations created? - ✔✔early 1970s
✔✔While serving as governor, Ann Richards used her appointive powers to appoint
more - ✔✔minorities.
women.
✔✔The governor's ability to hire and remove heads of state agencies is known as the
______ power. - ✔✔appointive
✔✔True or false: The adjutant general of the National Guard is appointed and can be
removed by the governor. - ✔✔False
✔✔The secretary of state's office publishes the ______, the source of official notices or
rules, meetings, executive orders, and opinions of the attorney general that are required
to be filed by state agencies. - ✔✔Texas Register
✔✔The commissioner for Health and Human Services ______ for eight separate health
and welfare programs. - ✔✔has oversight and review functions
✔✔The primary role of Office of State-Federal Relations is - ✔✔as a liaison between the
governor's office and federal officials.
, ✔✔The process known as _________ _________ limits the discretion of governors by
forcing them to clear their appointments with the state senator from the appointee's
home district. - ✔✔senatorial courtesy
✔✔The main responsibility of the adjutant general of the National Guard is to - ✔✔direct
the state military under the direction of the governor.
✔✔The commissioner for Health and Human Services is appointed by the governor for
a ______ term - ✔✔two-year
✔✔Texas has approximately how many state boards and commissions? - ✔✔300
✔✔In 2010, Governor Perry became involved in the removal of a member of the Texas
Tech Board of Regents because the member was - ✔✔supporting his rival in the
Republican primary.
✔✔The Texas governor's military powers come into play in which of the following
circumstances? - ✔✔civil unrest
natural disasters
✔✔Fill in the blanks to complete the sentence.
Having control over how money is spent, otherwise known as ___________ powers,
allows the governor to exert influence over state policy - ✔✔budgetary
✔✔How does the secretary of state assume office? - ✔✔appointed by the governor and
approved by the state senate
✔✔The state legislature can override a line-item veto by a ______ vote of each house. -
✔✔two-thirds
✔✔Most of the work of state government is carried out by - ✔✔state boards and
commissions.
✔✔The Texas constitution was amended in ______ to allow governors to remove some
appointees. - ✔✔1981
✔✔What constraints undercut the governor's budgetary authority? - ✔✔limits on the
governor's line-item veto
the fact that funds are already earmarked for certain expenditures
the sharing of budget formation and execution with other entities
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS MARKED A+
✔✔Which of the following is a limit on the discretion of the Texas governor to make
various appointments? - ✔✔senatorial courtesy
political pressure by interest groups
specific requirements like geographical representation or a specified professional
background
✔✔What is Jacksonian statehouse democracy? - ✔✔selecting the heads of state
agencies by election
✔✔What are the functions of the Texas secretary of state? - ✔✔keeper of state records
international protocol
chief election official
✔✔When was the office of commissioner for health and human services created? -
✔✔the early 1990s
✔✔What is the most significant appointment for the Texas governor? - ✔✔secretary of
state
✔✔When was the Office of Federal-State Relations created? - ✔✔early 1970s
✔✔While serving as governor, Ann Richards used her appointive powers to appoint
more - ✔✔minorities.
women.
✔✔The governor's ability to hire and remove heads of state agencies is known as the
______ power. - ✔✔appointive
✔✔True or false: The adjutant general of the National Guard is appointed and can be
removed by the governor. - ✔✔False
✔✔The secretary of state's office publishes the ______, the source of official notices or
rules, meetings, executive orders, and opinions of the attorney general that are required
to be filed by state agencies. - ✔✔Texas Register
✔✔The commissioner for Health and Human Services ______ for eight separate health
and welfare programs. - ✔✔has oversight and review functions
✔✔The primary role of Office of State-Federal Relations is - ✔✔as a liaison between the
governor's office and federal officials.
, ✔✔The process known as _________ _________ limits the discretion of governors by
forcing them to clear their appointments with the state senator from the appointee's
home district. - ✔✔senatorial courtesy
✔✔The main responsibility of the adjutant general of the National Guard is to - ✔✔direct
the state military under the direction of the governor.
✔✔The commissioner for Health and Human Services is appointed by the governor for
a ______ term - ✔✔two-year
✔✔Texas has approximately how many state boards and commissions? - ✔✔300
✔✔In 2010, Governor Perry became involved in the removal of a member of the Texas
Tech Board of Regents because the member was - ✔✔supporting his rival in the
Republican primary.
✔✔The Texas governor's military powers come into play in which of the following
circumstances? - ✔✔civil unrest
natural disasters
✔✔Fill in the blanks to complete the sentence.
Having control over how money is spent, otherwise known as ___________ powers,
allows the governor to exert influence over state policy - ✔✔budgetary
✔✔How does the secretary of state assume office? - ✔✔appointed by the governor and
approved by the state senate
✔✔The state legislature can override a line-item veto by a ______ vote of each house. -
✔✔two-thirds
✔✔Most of the work of state government is carried out by - ✔✔state boards and
commissions.
✔✔The Texas constitution was amended in ______ to allow governors to remove some
appointees. - ✔✔1981
✔✔What constraints undercut the governor's budgetary authority? - ✔✔limits on the
governor's line-item veto
the fact that funds are already earmarked for certain expenditures
the sharing of budget formation and execution with other entities
