Texas agency heads appointed by the governor directly, as opposed to those appointed by boards and commissions, are seen usually as
A) more powerful because of their access to the governor and because they are part of the governor's political team.
B) less efficient because of their political obligations to the governor.
C) less responsive to the interests of the public because of their political involvement with the governor.
D) less capable because governors tend to appoint friends and allies while board and commissions tend to appoint professional administrators.
E) more capable because governors tend to appoint friends and allies from the private sector while boards and commissions tend to appoint professional bureaucrats.
Q. 2Which of the following regulates the oil and gas industry in Texas?
A) Texas Railroad Commission B) Texas Land Commissioner C) Public Utility Commission D) Texas Agriculture Commissioner E) Texas Department of Energy
Q. 3Which of the following is a traditional program in the Department of Agriculture?
A) Monitoring the accuracy of weights and measures B) Regulating the safety of grain warehouses C) Ensuring compliance with pest-control regulations D) Ensuring compliance with seed-labeling requirements E) All of the above
Q. 4Which of the following has sole and complete responsibility for regulating railroad freight and railroad passenger service in the state of Texas?
A) Texas Railroad Commission B) General Land Commission C) Texas Secretary of State D) Texas Agriculture Commissioner E) No commission, agency, or department in Texas government has this power
Q. 5The state official in charge of supervising the oil revenues from state-owned land is the
A) attorney general. B) comptroller of public accounts . C) executive director of the Texas Education Agency. D) land commissioner. E) secretary of state
Q. 6Why is the comptroller of public accounts considered a powerful state official and significant legislative player?
A) The legislature is constitutionally required to pass a balanced biennial budget each regular session and must use the comptroller's estimate of state revenue to make that budget.
B) The legislature relies on state agency performance reviews for appropriating funds for state agencies which depend on those allocations for their biennial operations.
C) The comptroller's office subsumed the duties of the state treasurer's office after that office was abolished, and thus, is responsible for issuing warrants for state expenditures.
D) The comptroller is often a former state legislator and the office is traditionally a stepping stone to higher office in Texas government.
E) As the state's primary accounting officer, the comptroller audits the expenditures of all state departments and agencies.
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