Page 6 Flashcards
The ______ theory of executive leadership holds that the chief executive derives his or her powers from constitutional provisions and specific legislative acts and that the executive is assigned primarily to faithfully execute the laws
Constitutional or Whig
The _____ theory of executive leadership holds that during times of national emergency the executive may act in direct violation of law and order to provide for the public good
Prerogative
The only present to serve as a president of the Republic of Texas and as a Texas governor was______
Sam Houston
The Republican governor of Texas who served after a very centralized administration in Austin during the period known as reconstruction was governor________
E.J. Davis
The only Texas governor who was removed from office through the process of impeachment was governor______
James ferguson
The first female governor of Texas was a woman named_______
Miriam ferguson
Was the Democratic Texas governor during the 1950s who convinced numerous Texans to vote for Republican presidential candidate Dwight Eisenhower due to his support of Texas’ control over the golf coast offshore oil resources
Allan shivers
Was the first Republican governor elected in Texas following the period of reconstruction of the 1870s, and election that occurred in 1978
William (Bill) Clements
______ was the first female governor elected in Texas who was not viewed as simply a stand-in for her husband who had previously served as governor of the state
Ann Richards
The only governor of Texas who was elected as president of the United States was Republican Gov.______
George W Bush
The current governor of Texas is_____
Rick Perry
At the present time, the annual base salary of the Texas governor is $_____
$150,000
At the present time, the annual base salary of the Texas lieutenant governor is $______
$7,200
