The power to declare martial law in the state is one of the Texas governor's powers as _____.
a. chief executive
b. chief legislator
c. commander in chief
d. chief of state
e. chief intergovernmental diplomat
Q. 2The power of the governor in Texas to delete individual items from an appropriations bill without having to veto it in its entirety is known as the _____.
a. veto
b. item veto
c. pocket veto
d. post-adjournment veto
e. executive order
Q. 3The Texas governor's veto power is absolute when _____.
a. the bill being vetoed is produced during a special (called) session
b. the bill being vetoed is an itemized appropriations bill
c. the veto occurs within ten days of the time the bill is sent to the governor
d. the legislature adjourns prior to the exercise of the veto
e. it is accompanied by an attorney general's opinion declaring the law unconstitutional
Q. 4Assume that a convicted murderer who has been sentenced to death has asked the Texas governor to postpone his eventual execution. If this inmate has not previously made this request at least thirty days before, which of these would the governor need to legally grant this postponement?
a. recommendation from the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles
b. approval of the Texas Senate
c. majority vote from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
d. approval from the Texas House of Representatives
e. none of these
Q. 5Which of these is not considered a formal legislative power of the governor?
a. message power
b. session power
c. veto power
d. budgetary power
e. none of these, as all of them are formal legislative powers
Q. 6What is the governor allowed to do without a recommendation from the state Board of Pardons and Paroles?
a. grant a full pardon
b. offer a commutation
c. give a conditional pardon
d. grant parole
e. none of these
Q. 7When the Texas governor calls for a special session of the legislature, the agenda for the session is set by the _____.
a. legislature
b. governor
c. lieutenant governor
d. speaker of the House
e. Supreme Court
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