Texas Government Extra Credit

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Across
  1. 2. the governor's power to turn down legislation can be overridden by a two-thirds vote of both the House and Senate.
  2. 5. elected state official who is the manager of most publicly owned lands.
  3. 6. a commission created in 1977 for the purpose of reviewing the effectiveness of state agencies.
  4. 10. the complex structure of offices, tasks, rules, and principles of organization that are employed by all large-scale institutions to coordinate the work of their personnel.
  5. 13. elected state official who directs the collection of taxes and other revenues and estimates revenues for the budgeting process.
  6. 16. the state budget that is prepared and submitted by the Legislative Budget Board (LBB) and that is fully considered by the House and Senate.
  7. 17. veto the power of the executive to veto specific provisions (lines) of an appropriations bill passed by the legislature.
  8. 18. elected state official who is primarily responsible for enforcing agricultural laws.
  9. 19. state official, appointed by the governor, whose primary responsibility is administering elections.
  10. 20. the state budget prepared and submitted by the governor to the legislature, which indicates the governor's spending priorities.
Down
  1. 1. in Texas, the practice whereby the governor seeks the indication that the senator from the candidate's home district supports the nomination.
  2. 3. a legislative session called by the governor that addresses an agenda set by him or her and that lasts no longer than 30 days.
  3. 4. the formal charge by the House of Representatives that leads to a trial in the Senate and the possible removal of a state official.
  4. 7. an executive branch in which power is fragmented because the election of statewide officeholders is independent of the election of the governor.
  5. 8. elected state official who serves as the state's chief civil lawyer.
  6. 9. having a legislative assembly composed of two chambers or houses.
  7. 11. the power of the chief executive, whether the president of the United States or the governor of a state, to appoint persons to office.
  8. 12. the resources available to higher officials, usually opportunities to make political appointments to offices and to confer grants, licenses, or special favors to supporters.
  9. 14. the second-highest elected official in the state and president of the state Senate.
  10. 15. veto a veto of a bill that occurs after the legislature adjourns, thus preventing the legislature from overriding it.