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POLS 207 JASON SMITH (ACTUAL 2025/2026) EXAM
1 QUESTIONS VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS
What programs are state and local governments primarily responsible for? -
(answers)Education
Health and welfare
Transportation
Public safety
Taxation
What is the ultimate check against the governor? - (answers)Impeachment
What kind of process is impeachment? - (answers)Impeachment is a political not a
legal process
Where is impeachment initiated? - (answers)In the house- must have a majority
vote
Where is someone tried during the impeachment process? - (answers)In the
Senate
How many Senate votes must one have to be removed from office? -
(answers)2/3
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What are the executive positions in Texas? - (answers)Lieutenant governor;
attorney general; treasurers, auditors, and comptrollers; Secretary of state; and
staff
What does the Lieutenant governor do? - (answers)Performs duties comparable
to those of the vice president of the US does for the president
--President of the senate
-----Has most of his power from that position
--Controls everything in the senate
-----Controls the purse strings
What does the attorney general do? - (answers)Has more real powers and
responsibilities than the lieutenant governor (NOT IN TEXAS)
--Chief counsel or lawyer for the state of Texas
--Where the power comes in most states for the attorney general is from opinion
(changing meaning of laws, implementation of laws, etc.)
What are the powers of the governor in Texas? - (answers)Chief administrator
Chief legislator
Political party leader
Ceremonial head of state
Chief negotiator
State opinion leader
POLS 207 JASON SMITH (ACTUAL 2025/2026) EXAM
1 QUESTIONS VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS
What programs are state and local governments primarily responsible for? -
(answers)Education
Health and welfare
Transportation
Public safety
Taxation
What is the ultimate check against the governor? - (answers)Impeachment
What kind of process is impeachment? - (answers)Impeachment is a political not a
legal process
Where is impeachment initiated? - (answers)In the house- must have a majority
vote
Where is someone tried during the impeachment process? - (answers)In the
Senate
How many Senate votes must one have to be removed from office? -
(answers)2/3
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What are the executive positions in Texas? - (answers)Lieutenant governor;
attorney general; treasurers, auditors, and comptrollers; Secretary of state; and
staff
What does the Lieutenant governor do? - (answers)Performs duties comparable
to those of the vice president of the US does for the president
--President of the senate
-----Has most of his power from that position
--Controls everything in the senate
-----Controls the purse strings
What does the attorney general do? - (answers)Has more real powers and
responsibilities than the lieutenant governor (NOT IN TEXAS)
--Chief counsel or lawyer for the state of Texas
--Where the power comes in most states for the attorney general is from opinion
(changing meaning of laws, implementation of laws, etc.)
What are the powers of the governor in Texas? - (answers)Chief administrator
Chief legislator
Political party leader
Ceremonial head of state
Chief negotiator
State opinion leader
