Texas State Constitutions Test Bank - 1040 Verified Questions
Chapter 9: The texas executive
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Q1) What is the primary responsibility of the secretary of state?
A) overseeing the Texas congressional delegation
B) maintaining official records concerning the executive branch
C) administering state election laws
D) granting charters to corporations and towns
E) representing the interests of Texas in Washington, D.C.
Q2) Because of the plural executive, it is difficult
A) to compromise over competing plans.
B) to attain harmony between the executive and legislative branches.
C) to coordinate an integrated policy.
D) to obtain enough votes to veto a plan from the legislature.
E) to obtain a loose confederation operation.
Q3) The office of the commissioner of agriculture was created by the constitution rather than by statute.
A)True
B)False
Q4) When Governor Bush resigned before becoming president, he was replaced by Rick Perry.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: The bureaucracy and policy implementation
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Q1) Eighty-two percent of state government employees in Texas work in areas of higher education, public safety and corrections, and
A) government administration.
B) social services.
C) fire and police protection.
D) public K-12 education.
E) transportation.
Q2) Sometimes bureaucrats are blamed for problems that are better placed on the shoulders of
A) elected policymakers.
B) judicial appointments.
C) registered voters.
D) the president.
E) the television media.
Q3) Each agency is subject to sunset review every
A) six months.
B) twelve months.
C) two years.
D) six years.
E) twelve years.
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Chapter 11: The judicial system in texas
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Q1) Most criminal activities are defined and their punishments established in the A) Civil Code.
B) Jurisprudence Code.
C) Penal Code.
D) Criminal Code.
E) Hammurabi Code.
Q2) As in other states, Texans are not subject to the jurisdiction of both state and federal court systems.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The state judiciary has traditionally had more influence than the federal courts in shaping public policy.
A)True
B)False
Q4) ________ is considered the most serious crime in Texas.
A) Capital murder
B) Murder one
C) First-degree murder
D) Capital rape
E) Capital manslaughter
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Chapter 12: Local government in texas: cities, towns, counties, and special districts
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Q1) Privatization gives cities options for
A) dealing with ceilings on bond debts for capital improvements by renting facilities from private contractors.
B) new leaders for the government because they are having trouble finding candidates to run for office.
C) tax collection by allowing them to collect fees for services not allowed by the Texas Constitution.
D) city management, then the city councils can spend their time developing new ordinances instead of worrying about administrative duties.
E) dealing with disagreements and conflicts with county and other city governments.
Q2) In a council-manager form of government
A) there is a key distinction between policymaking and administration.
B) city elections are partisan but the policymaking is noticeably nonpartisan.
C) political leadership is equally dispersed amongst its members.
D) oversight and review of policies and budgets is minimal.
E) the legislative and administrative functions of government are combined.
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Chapter 13: Contemporary public policy issues in texas
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Q1) In early 1997, Attorney General Dan Morales interpreted the Hopwood ruling as prohibiting all Texas universities from using race or ethnicity as a preferential factor in A) all admissions decisions.
B) undergraduate admissions.
C) housing.
D) promotions.
E) grading systems.
Q2) The Texas lottery was the first lottery in the U.S.to
A) be deemed a success by most outside observers.
B) collect over 4 billion dollars in its first year.
C) fully fund all state education programs.
D) collect over 8 billion dollars in its first year.
E) not be criticized as another regressive state program.
Q3) The first stage of the policy process is
A) formulation.
B) identification and formation of an issue.
C) evaluation.
D) adoption or legitimation.
E) implementation.
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