Texas Governor Qualifications and Powers

What is the power of impeachment?

• Formal procedure to indict an elected official for misdeeds

• Ability to declare emergencies

• Ability to remove appointees

• ability to veto bills

What is the Governer's salary in Texas?

• 200,000

• 300,000

• 100,000

• 153,750

What are the main qualifications to be Texas Governor?

• Thirty-plus years of age, Texas resident for five-plus years, US citizen

• Being a citizen of Texas

• Having previous political experience

• Being a wealthy protestant man

What was Miriam A. "Ma" Ferguson's role as the first female governor of Texas?

• Encouraging economic growth

• Promoting women and minority groups

• Running as Proxy for her husband

• Bringing major policy changes

What is the order of succession for the Texas Governor?

• Lieutenant governor, President pro tempore of Texas State, Speaker of the Texas House, Attorney General

• Lieutenant governor, Attorney general, Speaker of the Texas House, President pro tempore of Texas Senate

• Speaker of the Texas House, President pro tempore of Texas Senate, Lieutenant governor, Attorney general

• Attorney general, Lieutenant governor, Speaker of the Texas House, President pro tempore of Texas Senate

How long do Texas Governor's serve in office?

• Two years

• No term limits

• Six years

• four years

What are the formal powers of the Texas Governor?

• Judicial appointments, pardon power, military roles

• Agenda setting, emergency legislation, post-adjournment veto

• Ceremonial duties, crisis management, informal power

• Appointment power, veto power, budget power

What are some examples of the informal powers of the Texas Governor?

• Appointment power, veto power, budget power

• Popular mandate, performance as Governor, personal future as Governor

• Agenda setting, emergency legislation, post-adjournment veto

• Ceremonial duties, crisis management, military roles

What are some common characteristics of the Texas Governors?

• Most often Hispanic and conservative

• Most often born in Texas and with military experience

• Most often white, protestant, wealthy men

• Most often without higher education experience

What influenced early Texans' skepticism of the government power?

• Their distrust of colonial powers

• Their proximity to the United States

• Their colonial experience with Mexico

• Their reliance on government for survival