How do high-level administrators formally implement state law?
a. They make decisions every day that have the power of the state behind them.
b. They write administrative rules.
c. They follow very specific and detailed legislation.
d. They follow executive orders issued by the governor.
Q. 2If a grand jury refuses to return an indictment filed by the prosecutor, it issues a(n)
a. no bill.
b. challenge for cause.
c. information.
d. true bill.
e. peremptory challenge.
Q. 3What political philosophy led to the unrepentant use of political appointees at all levels, with the justification being that more representative government would result?
a. The Bush Doctrine
b. Obamanomics
c. Jacksonian Democracy
d. The Truman Doctrine
Q. 4If a grand jury determines that evidence is sufficient to bring the accused to trial, it issues a(n)
a. no bill.
b. challenge for cause.
c. information.
d. true bill.
e. peremptory challenge.
Q. 5Which of the following informal gubernatorial powers allows a governor to be well positioned to gain political capital?
a. Head of State
b. Public opinion
c. Mass media attention
d. Partisan balance in the legislature
Q. 6In Texas, when a person is accused of a crime, the matter is likely first to be taken before a
a. district court.
b. municipal court.
c. petit jury.
d. justice of the peace.
e. grand jury.
Q. 7Which of the following is true of the governor's staff?
a. They have shifted away from budgetary issues.
b. They are solely responsible to the governor.
c. They are much smaller than in the 1960s.
d. They have little control over the bureaucracy.
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