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sheilaspns

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Compare and contrast the past four Texas governors in terms of leadership styles; interactions with the public, the media, and others; and major issues they did or did not address.
 
  What lessons can you draw from this about the success or effectiveness of governors?
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

What are the most important informal resources of the governor and how are they important in helping the governor to advance his or her political objectives?
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: An ideal response will:
1. Correctly identify at least one major policy issue or controversy for each of the governors.
2. Explain each governor's style and interactions with the legislature and others.
3. Identify possible correlates of success, such as understanding powers of the governor, recognizing public opinion and picking major issues and initiatives accordingly, working with the media, forming coalitions, and party composition of the legislature.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: An ideal response will:
1. Discuss the limitations on governors from relatively weak formal powers.
2. Identify and explain at least four of the six informal resources in Table 6-3.



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