Author Question: To expand the power of the Texas governor's office, it is necessary to do all of the following ... (Read 32 times)

2125004343 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

To expand the power of the Texas governor's office, it is necessary to do all of the following except

a. establish relationships with lobbyists.
b. appoint members of state boards and commissions.
c. be reelected repeatedly.
d. fully use the constitutional powers of the governorship.
e. have allies in the legislature.

Question 2

According to one study, the energy industryprimarily oil and gas companies and their peak associationspumped more than 134.7 million into candidate committees and state parties between 1990 and 2004 . Roughly what percentage of those contributions went to incumbents?

a. 20 percent
b. 50 percent
c. 70 percent
d. 99 percent